There is a smile of love,
And there is a smile of deceit,
And there is a smile of smiles
In which these two smiles meet.

William Blake

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Topic

Smiling Yin and yang

Author

William Blake

Source

Poems from the Pickering Manuscript

Medium

Poem

Language

English

Time

1805 1800s 19th century

Occupation

Artist Poet Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

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Original Citation

Blake, William. "The Smile." Songs of Innocence and Experience, with Other Poems. London: Basil Montagu Pickering, 1866.

Current Citation

Blake, William. "The Smile." William Blake: Selected Poems, edited by Nicholas Shrimpton. Oxford University Press, 2019.

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Medium
Poem
Genre
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Language
English
Time
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Original Citation

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Current Citation

Blake, William. "A Song of Liberty." The Complete Poetry and Prose of William Blake, edited by David V. Erdman. University of California Press, 2008.

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Against stupidity the very gods
Themselves contend in vain.

Friedrich Schiller

The Maid of Orleans

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Friedrich Schiller
Source
The Maid of Orleans
Medium
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Genre
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Language
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Time
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Citation

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Another quote about Yin and yang

Behind every beautiful thing, there's been some kind of pain.

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Topic
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Speaker
Bob Dylan
Source
Not Dark Yet Time Out of Mind
Medium
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Language
English
Time
1997 1990s 20th century
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Citation

Dylan, Bob. "Not Dark Yet." Time Out of Mind. Columbia Records, 1997.