The vision of an angel made William Blake the most famous poet of his time. William Blake was born in his father's modest hosiery shop at 28 Broad Street Golden Square, London, on 28 November 1757. His father was James Blake, a hosier, and his mother was Catherine Wright Armitage Blake. William Blake, having been educated primarily at home, learned to read and write from his mother. He briefly attended school. His parents noticed that he was different and did not force him to attend school, the main reason why his mother decided to teach him. “They saw that he was different from his peers and did not force him to attend a conventional school. Blake later saw this as a positive question, later writing "Thank God I was never sent to school." » Apparently, William Blake was a special boy and a true believer in religion. When Blake was four years old, he told his parents that he had a vision from God. “From his early childhood, Blake spoke of having visions: at four years old, he saw God “put his head against the window.” A few years later, around the age of nine, William had a new vision: “Around the age of nine, while he was walking in the countryside, he saw a tree full of angels. » These visions changed William's life. At the age of ten, William expressed to his parents that he wanted to become a painter. Later, his father sent him to a drawing school. “At ten years old, Blake expressed the wish to become a painter. his parents sent him to drawing school. Two years later, William began writing poetry. By the age of fourteen, William could draw, and during his seven-year tenure he studied at the Royal Academy. “After his seven-year term ended, he studied briefly at the Royal Academy. .” Several years later, in 1782, he...... middle of paper...... on August 12, 1827, William Blake died. During his life he shone like the sun, but when he died he became the moon. His work would help other artists shine if they tried to find inspiration from his work.Works CitedBlakearchieve, nd Web January 19, 2014./archive/biography.xq?b=biography&targ_div=d1>.guntenberg org. September 12, 2011, nd Web. January 6, 2014. http://www.gutenberg.org/files/37407/3740 7-h/37407-h.html poethunter, nd Web January 19, 2014. ://m.poemhunter.com/poem/love- s-secret poets.org, nd Web, January 19, 2014. http://www.poets.org/wblakSkolecorget, nd Web. 2014. http://skoletorget.no/abb/eng/blake/life.htmlThe Metropolitans Museum of Art, October 2014, nd Web, January 16, 2014. http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/blke. /hd_blke.html