| Evidence: | "I go on Merrily with my Greek & Latin; am very sorry that I did not begin to learn languages early in life as I find it very Easy; am now learning my Hebrew [ABC]. I read Greek as fluently as an Oxford scholar & the Testament is my chief master: astonishing indeed is the English Translation, it is almost word for word & if the Hebrew Bible is as well translated... we need not doubt of its having been translated as well as written by the Holy Ghost."
Letter 43 to James Blake 30th Jan 1803 |
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| Century: | 1800-1849 | ||||||||||
| Date: | unknown | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | county: Surrey | ||||||||||
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| Reader: | William Blake |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | 28 Nov 1757 |
| Socio-economic group: | Clerk / tradesman / artisan / smallholder |
| Occupation: | Engraver and Poet |
| Religion: | non-Conformist |
| Country of origin: | England |
| Country of experience: | England |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | |
| Title: | The New Testament |
| Genre: | Bible, in Hebrew and English |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | Hebrew and English Translation of New Testament |
| Provenance: | unknown |
| Record ID: | 13886 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | William Blake | |
| Editor: | Geoffrey Keynes | |
| Title: | The Letters of William Blake: with related documents | |
| Place of Publication: | Oxford | |
| Date of Publication: | 1980 | |
| Vol: | n/a | |
| Page: | 41 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | William Blake, Geoffrey Keynes (ed.), The Letters of William Blake: with related documents (Oxford, 1980), p. 41, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=13886, accessed: 29 April 2024 | |
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