Blake

Blake

Blake is a surname or a given name which originated from Old English. Its derivation is uncertain; it could come from "blac", a nickname for someone who had dark hair or skin, or from "blaac", a nickname for someone with pale hair or skin. Another theory is that it is a corruption of "Ap Lake", meaning "Son of Lake".

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    “‘O Earth, O Earth, return!
    ‘Arise from out the dewy grass;
    ‘Night is worn,
    ‘And the morn
    ‘Rises from the slumberous mass.”
    —William Blake (1757–1827)

    “The Child’s Toys and the Old Man’s Reasons
    Are the Fruits of the Two seasons.”
    —William Blake (1757–1827)

    “The tygers of wrath are wiser than the horses of ainstruction.”
    —William Blake (1757–1827)