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 > Department of Humanities > San Francisco State University > 1600 Holloway Avenue > San Francisco, CA 94132 > (415) 338-3129 > [log in to unmask] > > ---- > Screen-L is sponsored by the Telecommunication & Film Dept., the > University of Alabama: http://www.tcf.ua.edu > Irene C. Upshur, Director Instructional Media Center Marymount University 2807 N. Glebe Rd. Arlington, Virginia 22207 ---- Screen-L is sponsored by the Telecommunication & Film Dept., the University of Alabama: http://www.tcf.ua.edu