William Benet may refer to: (wikipedia)
So let it be, let it be,Fretting all the day!
Blake was mad, they say, -- and Space's Pandora-boxLoosed its wonders upon him -- devils, but angels indeed.
Blake was mad, they say, -- and Space's Pandora-box Loosed its wonders upon him -- devils, but angels indeed.
Only madmen seize the storyWith coals of fire upon their tongue.
Only madmen seize the story With coals of fire upon their tongue.
Neither will I put myself forward as others may do,Neither, if you wish to flatter, will I flatter you;I will look at you grimly, and so you will know I am true.
Neither will I put myself forward as others may do, Neither, if you wish to flatter, will I flatter you; I will look at you grimly, and so you will know I am true.
One speck within vast star-space lyingAwoke, arose, resumed its clothing,And crawled another day toward dying.
One speck within vast star-space lying Awoke, arose, resumed its clothing, And crawled another day toward dying.
You are to me what the bowstring is to the shaft,Speeding my purpose aloft and aflame and afar.