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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    Like a fiend in a cloud
    With howling woe,
    After night I do crowd,
    And with night will go;
    —William Blake (1757–1827)

    That the Jews assumed a right exclusively to the benefits of God will be a lasting witness against them & the same will it be against Christians.
    —William Blake (1757–1827)

    How sweet I roam’d from field to field
    And tasted all the summer’s pride,
    Till I the Prince of Love beheld
    Who in the sunny beams did glide!
    —William Blake (1757–1827)