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| Keywords: William Blake Cover An Elegy Set to Music by Thomas Commins J Fentum publ Jul 1 1786.jpg en William Blake engraving titled Design for the Cover Leaf of the Sheet Music An Elegy Set to Music by Thomas Commins http //www themorgan org/collections/works/blake/work asp id onDisplay page 3 creator William Blake Design for the Cover Leaf of the Sheet Music An Elegy Set to Music by Thomas Commins London Published by J Fentum July 1 1786 Intaglio copperplate engraving Inscribed below image The shatter'd bark from adverse winds / Rest in this peaceful haven finds / And when the storms of life are past / Hope drops her anchor here at last When he was about twenty-nine years old Blake designed and engraved this cover leaf for music composed by Thomas Commins 1775 “1859 the organist of Penzance Cornwall The stanza below the engraving is from the poem Elegy by Anne Home Hunter 1742 “1821 The engraving depicts a returning sailor lunging into the welcoming arms of his wife and child Only two or three copies are known Gift of Charles Ryskamp in memory of Michael S Currier;1998 36 5 <poem> ELEGY SIGH not ye winds as passing o'er The chambers of the dead you fly; Weep not ye dews for these no more Shall ever weep shall ever sigh Why mourn the throbbing heart at rest How still it lies within the breast Why mourn since death presents us peace And in the grave our sorrows cease The shatter'd bark from adverse winds Rest in this peaceful haven finds; And when the storms of life are past Hope drops her anchor here at last Sigh not ye winds as passing o'er The chambers of the dead you fly; Weep not ye dews for these no more Shall ever weep shall ever sigh Hunter Anne Home Mrs John 1742-1821 </poem> PD-old-100 William Blake's engravings Elegies in art | ||||
