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Catttt Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary
And Eternity in an hour
William Blake says:
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.
Does the last line mean "to catch eternity at the limited present time"?
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.
Does the last line mean "to catch eternity at the limited present time"?
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I don't really understand your paraphrase. Each of the lines is comparing a vast thing with a small thing. What it means to see a vast thing in a small thing is in your imagination, though I think most people would have broadly similar imaginings.
- I don't really understand your paraphrase.
- Each of the lines is comparing a vast thing with a small thing.
- What it means to see a vast thing in a small thing is in your imagination, though I think most people would have broadly similar imaginings.
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I don't really understand your paraphrase. Each of the lines is comparing a vast thing with a small thing. What it means to see a vast thing in a small thing is in your imagination, though I think most people would have broadly similar imaginings.
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I wanted to know if "an hour" is referring specifically to "60 minutes" or generally to "the present time" that according to your comment it seems to refer to "60 minutes"
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red appleI wanted to know if "an hour" is referring specifically to "60 minutes" or generally to "the present time" that according to your comment it seems to refer to "60 minutes"Literally yes, though to reduce it to "60 minutes" seems rather unpoetic!
I don't see any way that it can be interpreted as meaning "the present time".
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