' Also according to Erdman, it was later that Blake added the numbers 1 [at
insertion
point], 2 [at the head of these new lines], and 3 [at the head of the section beginning 'travelling in silent majesty.
Blake - Zoas
& the Divine Vision
Walked in robes of blood till he who slept should awake {Lines 11-15 were written over four revised and erased lines, most of which is irretrievable. KAU}
Thus were the stars of heaven created like a golden chain
To bind the Body of Man to heaven from falling into the Abyss
Each took his station, & his course began with [songs & joy] [eternal fear] sorrow & care {'songs & joy' is erased in-line, while 'eternal fear' is written below the line and then erased. EJC}
In sevens & tens & fifties, hundreds, thousands, numberd all
According to their various powers. Subordinate to Urizen
And to his sons in their degrees & to his beauteous daughters {'In sevens & tens. . . his beauteous daughters' - these 3 lines appear at the end of page 33 as a separate 3-line stanza after the section ending '. . . in the vast deep. ' However, Blake seems to indicate a re-sequencing of the material to the order shown here, indicating the insertion of these 3 lines with a letter X at their head and a corresponding X at the end of the preceding section [ending '. . . sorrow & care']. According to Erdman, this change was made while 'sorrow & care' was in its earlier form, 'eternal fear.
' Also according to Erdman, it was later that Blake added the numbers 1 [at insertion point], 2 [at the head of these new lines], and 3 [at the head of the section beginning 'travelling in silent majesty. . . '] to confirm this as a final order. EJC}
Travelling in silent majesty along their orderd ways
In right lined paths outmeasurd by proportions of weight & measure number weight
And measure. mathematic motion wondrous. along the deep
In fiery pyramid. or Cube. or unornamented pillar square
Of fire far shining. travelling along even to its destind end
Then falling down. a terrible space recovring in winter dire
Its wasted strength. it back returns upon a nether course
Till fired with ardour fresh recruited in its humble spring season
It rises up on high all summer till its wearied course
Turns into autumn. such the period of many worlds
Others triangular their right angled course maintain. others obtuse
Acute & oblong Scalene , in simple paths. but others move
In intricate ways biquadrate. Trapeziums Rhombs Rhomboids
Paralellograms.
Walked in robes of blood till he who slept should awake {Lines 11-15 were written over four revised and erased lines, most of which is irretrievable. KAU}
Thus were the stars of heaven created like a golden chain
To bind the Body of Man to heaven from falling into the Abyss
Each took his station, & his course began with [songs & joy] [eternal fear] sorrow & care {'songs & joy' is erased in-line, while 'eternal fear' is written below the line and then erased. EJC}
In sevens & tens & fifties, hundreds, thousands, numberd all
According to their various powers. Subordinate to Urizen
And to his sons in their degrees & to his beauteous daughters {'In sevens & tens. . . his beauteous daughters' - these 3 lines appear at the end of page 33 as a separate 3-line stanza after the section ending '. . . in the vast deep. ' However, Blake seems to indicate a re-sequencing of the material to the order shown here, indicating the insertion of these 3 lines with a letter X at their head and a corresponding X at the end of the preceding section [ending '. . . sorrow & care']. According to Erdman, this change was made while 'sorrow & care' was in its earlier form, 'eternal fear.
' Also according to Erdman, it was later that Blake added the numbers 1 [at insertion point], 2 [at the head of these new lines], and 3 [at the head of the section beginning 'travelling in silent majesty. . . '] to confirm this as a final order. EJC}
Travelling in silent majesty along their orderd ways
In right lined paths outmeasurd by proportions of weight & measure number weight
And measure. mathematic motion wondrous. along the deep
In fiery pyramid. or Cube. or unornamented pillar square
Of fire far shining. travelling along even to its destind end
Then falling down. a terrible space recovring in winter dire
Its wasted strength. it back returns upon a nether course
Till fired with ardour fresh recruited in its humble spring season
It rises up on high all summer till its wearied course
Turns into autumn. such the period of many worlds
Others triangular their right angled course maintain. others obtuse
Acute & oblong Scalene , in simple paths. but others move
In intricate ways biquadrate. Trapeziums Rhombs Rhomboids
Paralellograms.
