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English: Milton a Poem, copy C, object 5 (Bentley 4, Erdman 6, Keynes 4)

Sector E plate Illustration:

A diminutive horse and rider emerge on a road to the right of an immense trilithon in this Druid landscape. To the right is a giant stone, perhaps a Druid "rocking stone." Stars, clouds, and a crescent moon appear in the night sky above and to the right of this stone, with one star beneath the lintel of the trilithon and two to its left. Two small trees grow at the foot of the trilithon's left post. Below these is a clump of trees; the small forms to the right of these trees may be sheep lying on the ground. A very small shepherd holding a crook stands to the right of the flock. Green tinting in the lower half of the design suggests hills covered with grass. The horseman has been associated by some critics with William Hayley, Blake's horseback-riding patron who figures prominently in the autobiographical allegory of the poem.

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Keywords: riding, facing right, horse, hat, Hayley A diminutive horse and rider emerge on a road to the right of an immense trilithon in this Druid landscape. The rider may be wearing a hat. The horseman has been associated by some critics with William Hayley, Blake's horseback-riding patron who figures prominently in the autobiographical allegory of the poem.

Component (Sector C)

Keywords: shepherd, shepherd's crook, standing, holding, facing right The very small figure of a shepherd stands with his crook just above "Hammer" in line 33 of the text. He faces right.

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Keywords: sheep, flock, lying A small flock of sheep lies on the ground above "sounds the Hammer" in line 33 of the text.

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Keywords: tree Two small trees grow at the foot of the trilithon's left post. Below these is a clump of trees.

Component (Sector CD)

Keywords: grass Green tinting suggests grass throughout the landscape.

Component (Sector E)

Keywords: trilithon, Druid, stone, road, star, cloud, moon, night, sky This Druidic landscape is dominated by an enormous trilithon. To the right is a large stone poised on a pinnacle; it may be a Druid "rocking stone." A hill appears behind the right post of the trilithon. A road emerges to its right, between large stones. The night sky shows stars (perhaps 8 altogether), clouds, and a crescent moon on the right, with a single star beneath the lintel of the trilithon and two left of its left post.

Sector E interlinear Illustration:

Wavy horizontal lines suggest vines between lines 7 and 9 and between lines 14 and 16 of the text. The first of these vines ends in loops suggesting a spiral up the right margin. A similar vine runs partway beneath the last line of text. In the bottom margin, dark coloring suggests a patch of earth, possibly with a hill or mound on the left.

Component (Sector AB)

Keywords: vine, loop, spiral Wavy horizontal lines suggest vines between lines 7 and 9 and between lines 14 and 16 of the text. The first of these vines ends in loops suggesting a spiral up the right margin.

Component (Sector CD)

Keywords: vine, line A wavy horizontal line suggesting a vine runs partway beneath the last line of text.

Component (Sector CD)

Keywords: earth, hill, mound, grass

In the bottom margin, dark coloring suggests a patch of earth, possibly with a hill or mound on the left. Green coloring suggests grass.

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5 June 2013, 11:50:16

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Alternative names	W. Blake; Uil'iam Bleik; Blake
Description	English-British painter, poet, theologian, collector, printmaker and illustrator
Date of birth/death	28 November 1757	12 August 1827
Location of birth/death	London	London
Work location	London; Felpham
Authority file	: Q41513 VIAF: 54144439 ISNI: 000000012096135X ULAN: 500012489 LCCN: n78095331 NLA: 35019221 WorldCat

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Object ID: PUBLIC"-//University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill::Carolina Digital Library and Archives::The William Blake Archive//NONSGML(US::NYPL::*KF:: Milton a Poem, copy C::Object 5)//EN"

Title: Milton a Poem, copy C Object 5 Bentley 4 Erdman 6 Keynes 6 Origination: William Blake: author, inventor, delineator, etcher, printer, colorist Origination: Catherine Blake: printer Publisher: William Blake Place of Publication: London Note: The place of publication is not given in the imprint, but Blake lived in London during the etching and printing of Milton. Some of the poem might have been written before Blake left Felpham in the fall of 1803.

Publication Date: 1804 Date of Composition: c. 1804-1811 Print Date: c. 1811 Note: Objects 3, 4, and 19 (numbered by Blake 2, 3, and 17) were printed at a later date. Objects 10 and 35 (numbered by Blake 8* and 32*) were not printed, and the the collating and numbering of all the Objects was probably not completed, until c. 1820. Some of the coloring may have been added as late as c. 1820.

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  Film Stock: Kodak Ektachrome 100 EPP
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  Shoot Date: April 1992
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