Auguries of Innocence
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"Auguries of Innocence" is a
The poem begins:
To see a World in a Grain of Sand
And a Heaven in a Wild Flower
Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand
And Eternity in an hour[2]— Lines 1–4
It continues with a catalogue of moralising couplets, such as:
A Robin Red breast in a Cage
Puts all Heaven in a Rage[2]— Lines 5–6
and:
The wanton Boy that kills the Fly
Shall feel the Spiders enmity[2]— Lines 33–34
The following lines are quoted in full in the film Dead Man, in Agatha Christie's 1967 novel Endless Night, and the last triplet of these lines was used by Jim Morrison in the lyrics to The Doors' song "End of the Night":
Every Night & every Morn
Some to Misery are Born
Every Morn and every Night
Some are Born to sweet delight
Some are Born to sweet delight
Some are Born to Endless Night
The poem has recently regained popular acclaim on Twitter, with users quoting the introduction of the poem in response to the demands of modern life. [3][4]
References
- ^ Encyclopædia Britannica Online. "The Pickering Manuscript." Online. Accessed 13 December 2010.
- ^ ISBN 0385152132.
- ^ https://x.com/wowzowee/status/1669186024134651905?s=46
- ^ https://twitter.com/boneiessmango/status/1692178632150794317
- The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations, 1986, 3rd Edition, Oxford University Press