the+human+face



Blake attributes a human heart to Mercy: one must have a heart to be compassionate and forgiving of others. To Pity, he gives a human face, where all emotion is displayed. This visual representation of another's suffering and misery evokes Pity. Love is the "human form divine" because Love is the purest, Godliest element among the four, creating a closer attachment to the Divine Being. Peace is equated to the "human dress," possibly due to its transient qualities, not as constant as the others, something Man is able to slip into and out of, like clothing, when it suits him.