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How the words to ‘Jerusalem’ were nearly lost forever
During William Blake’s life, only two copies of words to what has now become England’s unofficial anthem were printed. Blake scholars Prof. Jason Whittaker and Dr. Linda Freedman explain what happened next.
Photo: A detail from the preface from William Blake’s epic poem Milton. (Public Domain)
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