During the British Romantic period, some writers used material from the Bible or imitated the Bible in writing style or content. William Blake, Romantic writer, printmaker, and painter, believed that “the Bible was the greatest work of poetry ever written” (Barker 2004). The Bible influenced him throughout his life, particularly influencing both his writing and his art. There are many references to biblical themes in his writings, and there are also many references to specific passages of Scripture (Barker 2004). The lines “O you, of dewy curls, who looked down / Through the clear windows of the morning. . .” (1-2) in William Blake's poem “To Spring” they give an image of the window from the Bible. “Behold, when we enter the land, you shall tie this cord of scarlet thread to the window through which you brought us down . . .” (King James Bible, Joshua 2:18). The hills mentioned in the verse “Come to the eastern hills. . .” (9) echo the hills described in the Song of Songs. “. . . Behold, he comes leaping over the mountains, leaping over these hills” (2.8). In the poem “The Lamb,” William Blake writes about a child and a Lamb. Jesus Christ is this Lamb. In John it is written “And looking at Jesus as he walked, he said, Behold the Lamb of God!” (1.36). This is echoed in the line of the poem that says, “For he is called the Lamb” (14). The next line of the poem states that “He is meek and gentle” (15). Jesus is gentle and gentle. This is stated in the Gospel of Matthew. “. . . I am gentle and humble at heart. . .” (11.29). The poem also states that he “became a child” (16). Jesus came to earth as a child to live among men. The prophet Isaiah says so. “For us…… middle of paper…… Art Museum. 2004. March 8, 2011. Web.Blake, William. "Songs of Experience: London." Bloom and trill 26-27. Print.Blake, William. “Songs of Experience: To Tirzah.” Flowering and trilling 28-29. Print.Blake, William. “Songs of Innocence: Holy Thursday”. Bloom and Trilling 22. Print.Blake, William. "Songs of Innocence: The Lamb." Bloom and Trilling 19. Print.Blake, William. “The Book of Thel”. Bloom and trill 29-33, plates 1-6. Print.Blake, William. “The Marriage of Heaven and Hell.” Bloom and trill 34-44, plates 1-21. Print.Blake, William. "In spring." Flowering and trilling 14-15. Print.Bloom, Harold and Lionel Trilling, Eds. The Oxford Anthology of English Literature: Romantic Poetry and Prose. New York: Oxford University Press, 1973. Print. The Holy Bible: King James Version. Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 2005. Print.