hello.
as far as "thief, steal me a peach"
goes, the first thing came in to my mind was the book
"confessions" by st. augustine.
in it, he tells of his youth where he would pass by a
neighbor's house and take his peaches...he went on to
mourn over his depraved state for stealing peaches,
not for the sake of necessity, but just for the sake
of stealing....
i'm not sure about blake writing a poem about stealing
peaches, but since augustine is a bit older, i would
have to guess that he is the first source of this
peach stealing concept.
not that it might matter to most of you.
at least this is not about jimmy eat world.
hee hee.
jonathan deane
--- rwheaton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> ok, i was wrong, it was from a short "song" written
> by Blake, it goes a little
> something like this:
> I asked a thief to steal me a peach
> He turned up his eyes
> I ask'd a lithe lady to lie her down
> Holy & meek she cries--
>
> As soon as I went
> An angel came.
> He wink'd at the thief
> And smild at the dame--
>
> And without one word said
> Had a peach from the tree
> And still as a maid
> Enjoy'd the lady.
>
> have a lucky day...
> love ryan
>
> rwheaton wrote:
>
> > i also remember that the whole speil from "thief,
> steal me a peach" was from a
> > poem by william blake.... but i can't remember
> which one.. the fly maybe??
> > love ryan
>
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