Blake

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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    “O life of this our Spring! why fades the lotus of the water?
    Why fade these children of the Spring,born but to smile and fall?
    —William Blake (1757–1827)

    He who would do good to another must do it in Minute Particulars:
    General Good is the plea of the scoundrel, hypocrite, and flatterer,
    For Art and Science cannot exist but in minutely organized Particulars.
    —William Blake (1757–1827)

    We are led to Believe a Lie
    When we see not Thro’ the Eye
    —William Blake (1757–1827)