“ Man has no Body distinct from his Soul for that called Body is a portion of Soul discernd by the five Senses, the chief inlets of Soul in this age. ”
William Blake, The Marriage of Heaven and Hell (1790). copy citation
| Author | William Blake |
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| Source | The Marriage of Heaven and Hell |
| Topic | age body |
| Date | 1790 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Marriage_of_Heaven_and_Hell |
Context
“called Evil. is alone from the Body. & that Reason. called Good. is alone from the Soul.
3. That God will torment Man in Eternity for following his Energies.
But the following Contraries to these are True
1. Man has no Body distinct from his Soul for that called Body is a portion of Soul discernd by the five Senses, the chief inlets of Soul in this age.
2, Energy is the only life and is from the Body and Reason is the bound or outward circumference of Energy.
3. Energy is Eternal Delight
Those who restrain Desire, do so because theirs is weak enough to be restrained;”
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