# Jerusalem. The Emanation of the Giant Albion/Plate 16

Written and etched 1804-1820. Source: Blake: The Complete Poetry & Prose (David. V. Erdman) In the internet: www.blakearchive.org
[ PLATE 16 ]
* Hampstead Highgate Finchley Hendon Muswell hill: rage loud
* Before Bromions iron Tongs & glowing Poker reddening fierce
* Hertfordshire glows with fierce Vegetation! in the Forests
* The Oak frowns terrible, the Beech & Ash & Elm enroot
* 5Among the Spiritual fires; loud the Corn fields thunder along
* The Soldiers fife; the Harlots shriek; the Virgins dismal groan
* The Parents fear: the Brothers jealousy: the Sisters curse
* Beneath the Storms of Theotormon & the thundring Bellows
* Heaves in the hand of Palamabron who in Londons darkness
* 10 Before the Anvil, watches the bellowing flames: thundering
* The Hammer loud rages in Rintrahs strong grasp swinging loud
* Round from heaven to earth down falling with heavy blow
* Dead on the Anvil, where the red hot wedge groans in pain
* He quenches it in the black trough of his Forge; Londons River
* 15 Feeds the dread Forge, trembling & shuddering along the Valleys
* Humber & Trent roll dreadful before the Seventh Furnace
* And Tweed & Tyne anxious give up their Souls for Albions sake
* Lincolnshire Derbyshire Nottinghamshire Leicestershire
* From Oxfordshire to Norfolk on the Lake of Udan Adan
* 20 Labour within the Furnaces, walking among the Fires
* With Ladles huge & iron Pokers over the Island white.
* Scotland pours out his Sons to labour at the Furnaces
* Wales gives his Daughters to the Looms; England: nursing Mothers
* Gives to the Children of Albion & to the Children of Jerusalem
* 25From the blue Mundane Shell even to the Earth of Vegetation
* Throughout the whole Creation which groans to be deliverd.
* Albion groans in the deep slumbers of Death upon his Rock.
* Here Los fixd down the Fifty-two Counties of England & Wales
* The Thirty-six of Scotland, & the Thirty-four of Ireland
* 30 With mighty power, when they fled out at Jerusalems Gates
* Away from the Conflict of Luvah & Urizen, fixing the Gates
* In the Twelve Counties of Wales & thence Gates looking every way
* To the Four Points: conduct to England & Scotland & Ireland
* And thence to all the Kingdoms & Nations & Families of the Earth
* 35 The Gate of Reuben in Carmarthenshire: the Gate of Simeon in
* Cardiganshire: & the Gate of Levi in Montgomeryshire
* The Gate of Judah Merionethshire: the Gate of Dan Flintshire
* The Gate of Napthali, Radnorshire: the Gate of Gad Pembrokeshire
* The Gate of Asher, Carnarvonshire the Gate of Issachar Brecknokshire
* 40 The Gate of Zebulun, in Anglesea & Sodor. so is Wales divided.
* The Gate of Joseph, Denbighshire: the Gate of Benjamin Glamorganshire
* For the protection of the Twelve Emanations of Albions Sons
* And the Forty Counties of England are thus divided in the Gates
* Of Reuben Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex. Simeon Lincoln, York Lancashire
* 45 Levi. Middlesex Kent Surrey. Judah Somerset Glouster Wiltshire.
* Dan. Cornwal Devon Dorset, Napthali, Warwick Leicester Worcester
* Gad. Oxford Bucks Harford. Asher, Sussex Hampshire Berkshire
* Issachar, Northampton Rutland Nottgham. Zebulun Bedford Huntgn Camb
* Joseph Stafford Shrops Heref. Benjamin, Derby Cheshire Monmouth
* 50 And Cumberland Northumberland Westmoreland & Durham are
* Divided in the Gates of Reuben, Judah Dan & Joseph
* And the Thirty-six Counties of Scotland, divided in the Gates
* Of Reuben Kincard Haddntn Forfar, Simeon Ayr Argyll Banff
* Levi Edinburh Roxbro Ross. Judah, Abrdeen Berwik Dumfries
* 55 Dan Bute Caitnes Clakmanan. Napthali Nairn Invernes Linlithgo
* Gad Peebles Perth Renfru. Asher Sutherlan Sterling Wigtoun
* Issachar Selkirk Dumbartn Glasgo. Zebulun Orkney Shetland Skye
* Joseph Elgin Lanerk Kinros. Benjamin Kromarty Murra Kirkubriht
* Governing all by the sweet delights of secret amorous glances
* 60 In Enitharmons Halls builded by Los & his mighty Children
* All things acted on Earth are seen in the bright Sculptures of
* Los's Halls & every Age renews its powers from these Works
* With every pathetic story possible to happen from Hate or
* Wayward Love & every sorrow & distress is carved here
* 65 Every Affinity of Parents Marriages & Friendships are here
* In all their various combinations wrought with wondrous Art
* All that can happen to Man in his pilgrimage of seventy years
* Such is the Divine Written Law of Horeb & Sinai:
* And such the Holy Gospel of Mount Olivet & Calvary: