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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    The Goddess Fortune is the devil’s servant, ready to kiss any one’s arse.
    —William Blake (1757–1827)

    My silks and fine array,
    My smiles and languish’d air,
    By Love are driv’n away;
    And mournful lean Despair
    Brings me yew to deck my grave:
    Such end true lovers have.
    —William Blake (1757–1827)

    For where’er the sun does shine,
    And where’er the rain does fall,
    Babe can never hunger there,
    Nor poverty the mind appall.
    —William Blake (1757–1827)