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Like milton before him, the prodigality of his allusions and references is little short of astonishing. His mother was of scottish descent, and his father descended from nicholas frost of tiverton, devon, england, who had sailed to new hampshire in 1634 on the wolfrana. In addition, a full colour plate section contains a representation of blakes most significant paintings and designs. The poems of william blake study guide contains a biography of william blake, literature essays, a complete etext, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis of select poems by william blake.
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