....... the last refuge of the unimaginative "
the quote from Oscar Wilde who had imagination and a whole lot more
' East is East and West is West and never the twain shall meet '
and it happened more than once that I've heard people say its Mark Twain's quote
nope ! it is Rudyard Kipling , Victorian balladeer
oh , also Mowgli and Jungle Adventures
Lord Baden Powell , the founder of Boy Scouts used Kipling's work as a reference
And the words of William Blake
Jerusalem or ' And did those feet in ancient times '
**And did those feet in ancient time
Walk upon England’s mountains green?
And was the holy Lamb of God
On England’s pleasant pastures seen?
And did the countenance divine
Shine forth upon our clouded hills?
And was Jerusalem builded here
Among those dark satanic mills?
Bring me my bow of burning gold!
Bring me my arrows of desire!
Bring me my spear: o clouds unfold!
Bring me my chariots of fire!
I will not cease from mental fight;
Nor shall my sword sleep in my hand
Till we have built Jerusalem
In England’s green and pleasant land
** there is a theory that the missing years in the life of Jesus
as per the bible can be explained by loyal friends sequestering the young lad , Jesus , in England.
However , the rest is Blake being Blake
fiery angels etc is about his speed
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