William Blake 1757--1827

"He who binds to himself a joy
Does the winged life destroy;
But he who kisses the joy as it flies
Lives in eternity's sunrise."




On Thu, 25 Mar 1999, saul steier wrote:

> anybody know text and/or author for the poem from which benigni quoted
> during his first acceptance speech?  "he who kisses the joy as it flies
>                    leaves an eternity of sunrise."
> ?????(transcription of speech on official oscar website is garbled and
> innacurate)
> thanks in advance.
>
> Saul Steier
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