Quotation by

William Blake

Imagination is the real and eternal world of which this vegetable universe is but a faint shadow.

Imagination

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William Blake is saying that imagination is the true and lasting reality, while the physical world we live in is only a weak reflection of it. He suggests that what we see around us is less real compared to the powerful and enduring nature of our creative mind.

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