When the morning Stars sang together, & all the Sons of God shouted for joy, 1825, William Blake, British, 1757–1827, 8 x 6 7/16 in. (20.32 x 16.35 cm) (sheet), Engraving, England, 19th century, Mystical ecstasy is a state of knowledge as well as emotion but the knowledge is usually so profound as to be incommunicable afterward. Blake possessed two arts to capture and define the wisdom derived from ecstasy. The vision in the universe evoked in this illustration reflects Job's experience with the Whirlwind depicted in the preceding plate.
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morning Stars sang together, &, Sons, God shouted, joy, 1825, William Blake, British, 1757–1827, sheet, Engraving, England, 19th century, Mystical ecstasy, state, knowledge, well, emotion, knowledge, usually, profound, incommunicable afterward, Blake possessed two arts, capture, define, wisdom derived, ecstasy, vision, universe evoked, illustration reflects Job's experience, Whirlwind depicted, preceding plate
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