7 British countryside can evoke ‘dark nationalist’ feelings in paintings, warns museum (www.msn.com) posted 2 years ago by dukey 2 years ago by dukey +7 / -0 1 comment share 1 comment share save hide report block hide replies
And did those feet in ancient time,
Walk upon England's mountains green:
And was the holy Lamb of God,
On England's pleasant pastures seen!
And did the Countenance Divine,
Shine forth upon our clouded hills?
And was Jerusalem builded here,
Among these dark Satanic Mills?
Bring me my Bow of burning gold:
Bring me my Arrows of desire:
Bring me my Spear: O clouds unfold:
Bring me my Chariot of fire!
I will not cease from Mental Fight,
Nor shall my Sword sleep in my hand:
Till we have built Jerusalem,
In Englands green & pleasant Land.
by William Blake (1808)
Elgar's orchestration at The Proms
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sERiPuOQyvo
a tear in the eye of any patriot
oh, TND now