Blake
Blake is a surname or a given name which originated from Old English. Its derivation is uncertain; it could come from "blac", a nickname for someone who had dark hair or skin, or from "blaac", a nickname for someone with pale hair or skin. Another theory is that it is a corruption of "Ap Lake", meaning "Son of Lake".
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“The Goddess Fortune is the devils servant, ready to kiss any ones arse.”
—William Blake (17571827)
“My silks and fine array,
My smiles and languishd air,
By Love are drivn away;
And mournful lean Despair
Brings me yew to deck my grave:
Such end true lovers have.”
—William Blake (17571827)
“For whereer the sun does shine,
And whereer the rain does fall,
Babe can never hunger there,
Nor poverty the mind appall.”
—William Blake (17571827)