Auguries of Innocence Life, Consciousness, and Existence Quotes

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Quote #4

To be in a Passion you Good may do,
But no Good if a Passion is in you. (111-112)

Blake doesn't want people to be driven by passion—he wants them to drive it, and to stay in control. You should use passion, but not be used by it.

Quote #5

Every Night & every Morn
Some to Misery are Born.
Every Morn & every Night
Some are Born to sweet Delight.
Some are Born to sweet Delight,
Some are born to Endless Night. (119-124)

People are passing through different states all the time in this world, says Blake. They could be headed from joy back to suffering, or through suffering back to joy. (He might be implying that joy will only be permanent in eternity.)