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William Blake is said to be a very visual artist and in his visions, is where he got all of his ideas. In this essay I'm going to explore some of Blake's works and the visions that caused him to write about some of the things that he wrote about.
William Blake, born November 28, 1757, grew up as the son of a haberdasher, Blake, with close to zero education in a London suburb due to having a bad temper. He taught himself everything that he knew. From the ages of 0 to 14, he taught himself how to read and he had read many of Milton's pieces, the Bible, and some of Shakespeare's work. He also taught himself Latin (Norton 65). During his free time since he didn't attend school, he spent this time in a print shop. He spent his pocket money for engravings of different Italian Masters. All of this freedom that he had helped him to gather impressions and sensations from the world that helped him with his drawings until he died. Later in his life he decided on apprenticing as an......

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