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§7. The later Lambeth books. IX. Blake. Vol. 11. The Period of the French Revolution. The Cambridge History of ... |
 | | On the opposite side stands Orc, the fiery daemon of living passion and desire, the archrebel, Antichrist, hater of Dignities, Lover of wild rebellion and transgressor of Gods Law, and, therefore, the liberator of man from the power of law: he inspires the colonial leaders, Washington and the rest. |
 | | The myth tells how the virgin Oothoon, the soft soul of America, the spirit of delight, plucks the flower of instant and complete gratification of desire; further, she is ravished by a violent daemon, Bromion. |
 | | On both these accounts, she is condemned and mourned over by the spirit of prudential morality, and the major part of the book is a vehement vindication of physical appetite. |
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