1794
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The excitement which these visions brought upon his tremulous and sensitive brain seems to have induced a kind of "possession," similar to that of the maenads at the festival of Dionysus of old, so that no very consecutive utterance may be expected from him.
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading Setting aside the ancient Biblical tradition, our prophet undertakes no less a task than the writing of a new Genesis, which in its naked horror and despair causes the very gods themselves to hide their faces out of pity to the sons of men.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading However confused and troubled they appear to us, they were certainly clear as sunlight to him, but he failed in the labour of reducing them to terms of intellectual definiteness, much less to terms of poetic art.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading However confused and troubled they appear to us, they were certainly clear as sunlight to him, but he failed in the labour of reducing them to terms of intellectual definiteness, much less to terms of poetic art.
appreciatedadjectiveUS /əˈpriːʃieɪtɪd/
fully understood or grasped
From this reading Yet there _is_ a kind of sequence in "Urizen," and the marvellous illustrations to the book cannot be properly appreciated without holding the thread of the so-called poem.
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading However confused and troubled they appear to us, they were certainly clear as sunlight to him, but he failed in the labour of reducing them to terms of intellectual definiteness, much less to terms of poetic art.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading However confused and troubled they appear to us, they were certainly clear as sunlight to him, but he failed in the labour of reducing them to terms of intellectual definiteness, much less to terms of poetic art.
on or to one side
From this reading Setting aside the ancient Biblical tradition, our prophet undertakes no less a task than the writing of a new Genesis, which in its naked horror and despair causes the very gods themselves to hide their faces out of pity to the sons of men.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The excitement which these visions brought upon his tremulous and sensitive brain seems to have induced a kind of "possession," similar to that of the maenads at the festival of Dionysus of old, so that no very consecutive utterance may be expected from him.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The excitement which these visions brought upon his tremulous and sensitive brain seems to have induced a kind of "possession," similar to that of the maenads at the festival of Dionysus of old, so that no very consecutive utterance may be expected from him.
BiblicaladjectiveUS /ˈbɪbləkəl/
of or pertaining to or contained in or in accordance with the Bible
From this reading Setting aside the ancient Biblical tradition, our prophet undertakes no less a task than the writing of a new Genesis, which in its naked horror and despair causes the very gods themselves to hide their faces out of pity to the sons of men.
BlakenounUS /bleɪk/
visionary British poet and painter (1757-1827)
From this reading THE PROPHETIC BOOKS CONTINUED In studying the next book which Blake produced in 1794--the "Book of Urizen"--it is necessary to disabuse our minds of the idea that Blake's thoughts were not clear to himself.
Blake'snounUS /bleɪks/
possessive form of “blake” — visionary British poet and painter (1757-1827)
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a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
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Bound written or printed works.
From this reading THE PROPHETIC BOOKS CONTINUED In studying the next book which Blake produced in 1794--the "Book of Urizen"--it is necessary to disabuse our minds of the idea that Blake's thoughts were not clear to himself.
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading The excitement which these visions brought upon his tremulous and sensitive brain seems to have induced a kind of "possession," similar to that of the maenads at the festival of Dionysus of old, so that no very consecutive utterance may be expected from him.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading The excitement which these visions brought upon his tremulous and sensitive brain seems to have induced a kind of "possession," similar to that of the maenads at the festival of Dionysus of old, so that no very consecutive utterance may be expected from him.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading However confused and troubled they appear to us, they were certainly clear as sunlight to him, but he failed in the labour of reducing them to terms of intellectual definiteness, much less to terms of poetic art.
cannot
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From this reading Yet there _is_ a kind of sequence in "Urizen," and the marvellous illustrations to the book cannot be properly appreciated without holding the thread of the so-called poem.
causesnounUS /ˈkɑːzəz/
plural of “cause” — events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading Setting aside the ancient Biblical tradition, our prophet undertakes no less a task than the writing of a new Genesis, which in its naked horror and despair causes the very gods themselves to hide their faces out of pity to the sons of men.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading However confused and troubled they appear to us, they were certainly clear as sunlight to him, but he failed in the labour of reducing them to terms of intellectual definiteness, much less to terms of poetic art.
rid of obstructions
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perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
From this reading However confused and troubled they appear to us, they were certainly clear as sunlight to him, but he failed in the labour of reducing them to terms of intellectual definiteness, much less to terms of poetic art.
consecutiveadjectiveUS /kənˈsɛk.jə.tɪv/
Following continuously in unbroken sequence.
From this reading The excitement which these visions brought upon his tremulous and sensitive brain seems to have induced a kind of "possession," similar to that of the maenads at the festival of Dionysus of old, so that no very consecutive utterance may be expected from him.
without stop or interruption
From this reading THE PROPHETIC BOOKS CONTINUED In studying the next book which Blake produced in 1794--the "Book of Urizen"--it is necessary to disabuse our minds of the idea that Blake's thoughts were not clear to himself.
definitenessnoun
the quality of being predictable with great confidence
From this reading However confused and troubled they appear to us, they were certainly clear as sunlight to him, but he failed in the labour of reducing them to terms of intellectual definiteness, much less to terms of poetic art.
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
From this reading Setting aside the ancient Biblical tradition, our prophet undertakes no less a task than the writing of a new Genesis, which in its naked horror and despair causes the very gods themselves to hide their faces out of pity to the sons of men.
Dionysusnoun
(Greek mythology) god of wine and fertility and drama; the Greek name of Bacchus
From this reading The excitement which these visions brought upon his tremulous and sensitive brain seems to have induced a kind of "possession," similar to that of the maenads at the festival of Dionysus of old, so that no very consecutive utterance may be expected from him.
disabuseverbUS /dɪsəˈbjuːs/
free somebody (from an erroneous belief)
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the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading The excitement which these visions brought upon his tremulous and sensitive brain seems to have induced a kind of "possession," similar to that of the maenads at the festival of Dionysus of old, so that no very consecutive utterance may be expected from him.
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading The excitement which these visions brought upon his tremulous and sensitive brain seems to have induced a kind of "possession," similar to that of the maenads at the festival of Dionysus of old, so that no very consecutive utterance may be expected from him.
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Setting aside the ancient Biblical tradition, our prophet undertakes no less a task than the writing of a new Genesis, which in its naked horror and despair causes the very gods themselves to hide their faces out of pity to the sons of men.
past form of “fail” — fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading However confused and troubled they appear to us, they were certainly clear as sunlight to him, but he failed in the labour of reducing them to terms of intellectual definiteness, much less to terms of poetic art.
festivalnounUS /ˈfestəvəl/
a day or period of time set aside for feasting and celebration
From this reading The excitement which these visions brought upon his tremulous and sensitive brain seems to have induced a kind of "possession," similar to that of the maenads at the festival of Dionysus of old, so that no very consecutive utterance may be expected from him.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The excitement which these visions brought upon his tremulous and sensitive brain seems to have induced a kind of "possession," similar to that of the maenads at the festival of Dionysus of old, so that no very consecutive utterance may be expected from him.
GenesisnounUS /ˈdʒenəsəs/
a coming into being
From this reading Setting aside the ancient Biblical tradition, our prophet undertakes no less a task than the writing of a new Genesis, which in its naked horror and despair causes the very gods themselves to hide their faces out of pity to the sons of men.
plural of “god” — the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading Setting aside the ancient Biblical tradition, our prophet undertakes no less a task than the writing of a new Genesis, which in its naked horror and despair causes the very gods themselves to hide their faces out of pity to the sons of men.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The excitement which these visions brought upon his tremulous and sensitive brain seems to have induced a kind of "possession," similar to that of the maenads at the festival of Dionysus of old, so that no very consecutive utterance may be expected from him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading However confused and troubled they appear to us, they were certainly clear as sunlight to him, but he failed in the labour of reducing them to terms of intellectual definiteness, much less to terms of poetic art.
prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading Setting aside the ancient Biblical tradition, our prophet undertakes no less a task than the writing of a new Genesis, which in its naked horror and despair causes the very gods themselves to hide their faces out of pity to the sons of men.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading However confused and troubled they appear to us, they were certainly clear as sunlight to him, but he failed in the labour of reducing them to terms of intellectual definiteness, much less to terms of poetic art.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
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belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The excitement which these visions brought upon his tremulous and sensitive brain seems to have induced a kind of "possession," similar to that of the maenads at the festival of Dionysus of old, so that no very consecutive utterance may be expected from him.
the act of retaining something
From this reading Yet there _is_ a kind of sequence in "Urizen," and the marvellous illustrations to the book cannot be properly appreciated without holding the thread of the so-called poem.
intense and profound fear
From this reading Setting aside the ancient Biblical tradition, our prophet undertakes no less a task than the writing of a new Genesis, which in its naked horror and despair causes the very gods themselves to hide their faces out of pity to the sons of men.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading However confused and troubled they appear to us, they were certainly clear as sunlight to him, but he failed in the labour of reducing them to terms of intellectual definiteness, much less to terms of poetic art.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading THE PROPHETIC BOOKS CONTINUED In studying the next book which Blake produced in 1794--the "Book of Urizen"--it is necessary to disabuse our minds of the idea that Blake's thoughts were not clear to himself.
illustrationsnounUS /ˌɪləˈstreɪʃənz/
plural of “illustration” — artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
From this reading Yet there _is_ a kind of sequence in "Urizen," and the marvellous illustrations to the book cannot be properly appreciated without holding the thread of the so-called poem.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE PROPHETIC BOOKS CONTINUED In studying the next book which Blake produced in 1794--the "Book of Urizen"--it is necessary to disabuse our minds of the idea that Blake's thoughts were not clear to himself.
inducedadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈduːst/
brought about or caused; not spontaneous
From this reading The excitement which these visions brought upon his tremulous and sensitive brain seems to have induced a kind of "possession," similar to that of the maenads at the festival of Dionysus of old, so that no very consecutive utterance may be expected from him.
intellectualadjectiveUS /ˌɪntəˈlektʃuːəl/
of or associated with or requiring the use of the mind
From this reading However confused and troubled they appear to us, they were certainly clear as sunlight to him, but he failed in the labour of reducing them to terms of intellectual definiteness, much less to terms of poetic art.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Setting aside the ancient Biblical tradition, our prophet undertakes no less a task than the writing of a new Genesis, which in its naked horror and despair causes the very gods themselves to hide their faces out of pity to the sons of men.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading The excitement which these visions brought upon his tremulous and sensitive brain seems to have induced a kind of "possession," similar to that of the maenads at the festival of Dionysus of old, so that no very consecutive utterance may be expected from him.
a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
From this reading However confused and troubled they appear to us, they were certainly clear as sunlight to him, but he failed in the labour of reducing them to terms of intellectual definiteness, much less to terms of poetic art.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading However confused and troubled they appear to us, they were certainly clear as sunlight to him, but he failed in the labour of reducing them to terms of intellectual definiteness, much less to terms of poetic art.
maenads
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From this reading The excitement which these visions brought upon his tremulous and sensitive brain seems to have induced a kind of "possession," similar to that of the maenads at the festival of Dionysus of old, so that no very consecutive utterance may be expected from him.
marvellousadjectiveUS /ˈmɑːrvələs/
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading Yet there _is_ a kind of sequence in "Urizen," and the marvellous illustrations to the book cannot be properly appreciated without holding the thread of the so-called poem.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading The excitement which these visions brought upon his tremulous and sensitive brain seems to have induced a kind of "possession," similar to that of the maenads at the festival of Dionysus of old, so that no very consecutive utterance may be expected from him.
the force of workers available
From this reading Setting aside the ancient Biblical tradition, our prophet undertakes no less a task than the writing of a new Genesis, which in its naked horror and despair causes the very gods themselves to hide their faces out of pity to the sons of men.
plural of “mind” — that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason
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to a great degree or extent
From this reading However confused and troubled they appear to us, they were certainly clear as sunlight to him, but he failed in the labour of reducing them to terms of intellectual definiteness, much less to terms of poetic art.
nakedadjectiveUS /ˈneɪkəd/
completely unclothed
From this reading Setting aside the ancient Biblical tradition, our prophet undertakes no less a task than the writing of a new Genesis, which in its naked horror and despair causes the very gods themselves to hide their faces out of pity to the sons of men.
absolutely essential
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not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Setting aside the ancient Biblical tradition, our prophet undertakes no less a task than the writing of a new Genesis, which in its naked horror and despair causes the very gods themselves to hide their faces out of pity to the sons of men.
immediately following in time or order
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not any; not one
From this reading The excitement which these visions brought upon his tremulous and sensitive brain seems to have induced a kind of "possession," similar to that of the maenads at the festival of Dionysus of old, so that no very consecutive utterance may be expected from him.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The excitement which these visions brought upon his tremulous and sensitive brain seems to have induced a kind of "possession," similar to that of the maenads at the festival of Dionysus of old, so that no very consecutive utterance may be expected from him.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading THE PROPHETIC BOOKS CONTINUED In studying the next book which Blake produced in 1794--the "Book of Urizen"--it is necessary to disabuse our minds of the idea that Blake's thoughts were not clear to himself.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Setting aside the ancient Biblical tradition, our prophet undertakes no less a task than the writing of a new Genesis, which in its naked horror and despair causes the very gods themselves to hide their faces out of pity to the sons of men.
a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
From this reading Setting aside the ancient Biblical tradition, our prophet undertakes no less a task than the writing of a new Genesis, which in its naked horror and despair causes the very gods themselves to hide their faces out of pity to the sons of men.
a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
From this reading Yet there _is_ a kind of sequence in "Urizen," and the marvellous illustrations to the book cannot be properly appreciated without holding the thread of the so-called poem.
poeticadjectiveUS /poʊˈetɪk/
of or relating to poetry
From this reading However confused and troubled they appear to us, they were certainly clear as sunlight to him, but he failed in the labour of reducing them to terms of intellectual definiteness, much less to terms of poetic art.
the act of having and controlling property
From this reading The excitement which these visions brought upon his tremulous and sensitive brain seems to have induced a kind of "possession," similar to that of the maenads at the festival of Dionysus of old, so that no very consecutive utterance may be expected from him.
past form of “produce” — bring forth or yield
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in the right manner; correctly; suitably
From this reading Yet there _is_ a kind of sequence in "Urizen," and the marvellous illustrations to the book cannot be properly appreciated without holding the thread of the so-called poem.
prophetnounUS /ˈprɑːfət/
an authoritative person who divines the future
From this reading Setting aside the ancient Biblical tradition, our prophet undertakes no less a task than the writing of a new Genesis, which in its naked horror and despair causes the very gods themselves to hide their faces out of pity to the sons of men.
PROPHETICadjectiveUS /prəˈfetɪk/
foretelling events as if by supernatural intervention
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reducingnounUS /rəˈduːsɪŋ/
any process in which electrons are added to an atom or ion (as by removing oxygen or adding hydrogen); always occurs accompanied by oxidation of the reducing agent
From this reading However confused and troubled they appear to us, they were certainly clear as sunlight to him, but he failed in the labour of reducing them to terms of intellectual definiteness, much less to terms of poetic art.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The excitement which these visions brought upon his tremulous and sensitive brain seems to have induced a kind of "possession," similar to that of the maenads at the festival of Dionysus of old, so that no very consecutive utterance may be expected from him.
sensitiveadjectiveUS /ˈsensətɪv/
responsive to physical stimuli
From this reading The excitement which these visions brought upon his tremulous and sensitive brain seems to have induced a kind of "possession," similar to that of the maenads at the festival of Dionysus of old, so that no very consecutive utterance may be expected from him.
sequencenounUS /ˈsiːkwəns/
serial arrangement in which things follow in logical order or a recurrent pattern
From this reading Yet there _is_ a kind of sequence in "Urizen," and the marvellous illustrations to the book cannot be properly appreciated without holding the thread of the so-called poem.
the context and environment in which something is set
From this reading Setting aside the ancient Biblical tradition, our prophet undertakes no less a task than the writing of a new Genesis, which in its naked horror and despair causes the very gods themselves to hide their faces out of pity to the sons of men.
marked by correspondence or resemblance
From this reading The excitement which these visions brought upon his tremulous and sensitive brain seems to have induced a kind of "possession," similar to that of the maenads at the festival of Dionysus of old, so that no very consecutive utterance may be expected from him.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The excitement which these visions brought upon his tremulous and sensitive brain seems to have induced a kind of "possession," similar to that of the maenads at the festival of Dionysus of old, so that no very consecutive utterance may be expected from him.
so-calledadjectiveUS /ˈsoʊˈkɔːld/
doubtful or suspect
From this reading Yet there _is_ a kind of sequence in "Urizen," and the marvellous illustrations to the book cannot be properly appreciated without holding the thread of the so-called poem.
plural of “son” — a male human offspring
From this reading Setting aside the ancient Biblical tradition, our prophet undertakes no less a task than the writing of a new Genesis, which in its naked horror and despair causes the very gods themselves to hide their faces out of pity to the sons of men.
studyingnounUS /ˈstʌdiɪŋ/
reading carefully with intent to remember
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the rays of the sun
From this reading However confused and troubled they appear to us, they were certainly clear as sunlight to him, but he failed in the labour of reducing them to terms of intellectual definiteness, much less to terms of poetic art.
any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
From this reading Setting aside the ancient Biblical tradition, our prophet undertakes no less a task than the writing of a new Genesis, which in its naked horror and despair causes the very gods themselves to hide their faces out of pity to the sons of men.
status with respect to the relations between people or groups
From this reading However confused and troubled they appear to us, they were certainly clear as sunlight to him, but he failed in the labour of reducing them to terms of intellectual definiteness, much less to terms of poetic art.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Setting aside the ancient Biblical tradition, our prophet undertakes no less a task than the writing of a new Genesis, which in its naked horror and despair causes the very gods themselves to hide their faces out of pity to the sons of men.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
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used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Setting aside the ancient Biblical tradition, our prophet undertakes no less a task than the writing of a new Genesis, which in its naked horror and despair causes the very gods themselves to hide their faces out of pity to the sons of men.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading However confused and troubled they appear to us, they were certainly clear as sunlight to him, but he failed in the labour of reducing them to terms of intellectual definiteness, much less to terms of poetic art.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Setting aside the ancient Biblical tradition, our prophet undertakes no less a task than the writing of a new Genesis, which in its naked horror and despair causes the very gods themselves to hide their faces out of pity to the sons of men.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Yet there _is_ a kind of sequence in "Urizen," and the marvellous illustrations to the book cannot be properly appreciated without holding the thread of the so-called poem.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The excitement which these visions brought upon his tremulous and sensitive brain seems to have induced a kind of "possession," similar to that of the maenads at the festival of Dionysus of old, so that no very consecutive utterance may be expected from him.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading However confused and troubled they appear to us, they were certainly clear as sunlight to him, but he failed in the labour of reducing them to terms of intellectual definiteness, much less to terms of poetic art.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
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threadverbUS /θred/
to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course
From this reading Yet there _is_ a kind of sequence in "Urizen," and the marvellous illustrations to the book cannot be properly appreciated without holding the thread of the so-called poem.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE PROPHETIC BOOKS CONTINUED In studying the next book which Blake produced in 1794--the "Book of Urizen"--it is necessary to disabuse our minds of the idea that Blake's thoughts were not clear to himself.
traditionnounUS /trəˈdɪʃən/
an inherited pattern of thought or action
From this reading Setting aside the ancient Biblical tradition, our prophet undertakes no less a task than the writing of a new Genesis, which in its naked horror and despair causes the very gods themselves to hide their faces out of pity to the sons of men.
tremulousadjectiveUS /ˈtremjələs/
(of the voice) quivering as from weakness or fear
From this reading The excitement which these visions brought upon his tremulous and sensitive brain seems to have induced a kind of "possession," similar to that of the maenads at the festival of Dionysus of old, so that no very consecutive utterance may be expected from him.
characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
From this reading However confused and troubled they appear to us, they were certainly clear as sunlight to him, but he failed in the labour of reducing them to terms of intellectual definiteness, much less to terms of poetic art.
undertakesverbUS /ˈʌndərteɪks/
third-person singular of “undertake” — enter upon an activity or enterprise
From this reading Setting aside the ancient Biblical tradition, our prophet undertakes no less a task than the writing of a new Genesis, which in its naked horror and despair causes the very gods themselves to hide their faces out of pity to the sons of men.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The excitement which these visions brought upon his tremulous and sensitive brain seems to have induced a kind of "possession," similar to that of the maenads at the festival of Dionysus of old, so that no very consecutive utterance may be expected from him.
Urizen
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From this reading THE PROPHETIC BOOKS CONTINUED In studying the next book which Blake produced in 1794--the "Book of Urizen"--it is necessary to disabuse our minds of the idea that Blake's thoughts were not clear to himself.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading However confused and troubled they appear to us, they were certainly clear as sunlight to him, but he failed in the labour of reducing them to terms of intellectual definiteness, much less to terms of poetic art.
utterancenounUS /ˈʌtərəns/
the use of uttered sounds for auditory communication
From this reading The excitement which these visions brought upon his tremulous and sensitive brain seems to have induced a kind of "possession," similar to that of the maenads at the festival of Dionysus of old, so that no very consecutive utterance may be expected from him.
precisely as stated
From this reading The excitement which these visions brought upon his tremulous and sensitive brain seems to have induced a kind of "possession," similar to that of the maenads at the festival of Dionysus of old, so that no very consecutive utterance may be expected from him.
visionsnounUS /ˈvɪʒənz/
plural of “vision” — a vivid mental image
From this reading The excitement which these visions brought upon his tremulous and sensitive brain seems to have induced a kind of "possession," similar to that of the maenads at the festival of Dionysus of old, so that no very consecutive utterance may be expected from him.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE PROPHETIC BOOKS CONTINUED In studying the next book which Blake produced in 1794--the "Book of Urizen"--it is necessary to disabuse our minds of the idea that Blake's thoughts were not clear to himself.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE PROPHETIC BOOKS CONTINUED In studying the next book which Blake produced in 1794--the "Book of Urizen"--it is necessary to disabuse our minds of the idea that Blake's thoughts were not clear to himself.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Yet there _is_ a kind of sequence in "Urizen," and the marvellous illustrations to the book cannot be properly appreciated without holding the thread of the so-called poem.
the act of creating written works
From this reading Setting aside the ancient Biblical tradition, our prophet undertakes no less a task than the writing of a new Genesis, which in its naked horror and despair causes the very gods themselves to hide their faces out of pity to the sons of men.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet there _is_ a kind of sequence in "Urizen," and the marvellous illustrations to the book cannot be properly appreciated without holding the thread of the so-called poem.
