for. He was lost in obscurity, alienating even his circle of friends. Despite his hard work he languished without an appreciative audience, still producing fine poetry such as "The Everlasting Gospel" in 1818. He died in 1827 but interest in his life and works only began after Gilchrist's biography of 1863 and other poets' realisation of his uniquely intelligent and complex prophetic vision of existence and religion so misunderstood in his time.
             William Blake was born on November 2
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