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sena
sena
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I am wandering what he exactly means in the fourth stanza "O deck her forth with thy fair fingers ;pour"

 

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Posted by sena on Tuesday March 10, 2009 at 1:46 AM and tagged with themes, william blake.

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  1. smajjr
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    Elementary / Primary

    Throughout the lines previous to this one, Blake is personifying Spring to what happens with the ground as winter ebbs and Spring begins. This line resembles the "Deck the Halls" Christmas song.  Instead of spreading about holly, Blake is emblazoning the lands with "fair fingers" which would be vines and new growth from existing albeit hibernating greenery.

     

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    Posted by smajjr on Tuesday March 10, 2009 at 10:09 AM