Sir Joshua Reynolds

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    “Thou didst create the night, but I made the lamp.
    Thou didst create clay, but I made the cup.
    Thou didst create the deserts, mountains and forests,
    I produced the orchards, gardens and groves.
    It is I who made the glass out of stone,
    And it is I who turn a poison into an antidote.”
    —Muhammad, Sir Iqbal (1873–1938)

    “Joshua fit de battle ob Jerico, Jerico, Jerico,
    Joshua fit de battle ob Jerico,
    An’ de walls come tumblin’ down.”
    —Unknown. Joshua Fit De Battle of Jericho (l. 1–3)

    “When Sir Joshua Reynolds died
    All Nature was degraded;”
    —William Blake (1757–1827)