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Contains the complete Songs of innocence and experience and The marriage of heaven and hell, plus a selection of his other poems
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William Blake (1757-1827) was a nonconformist who associated with some of the leading radical thinkers of his day, such as Thomas Paine and Mary Wollstonecraft. A skilled engraver and illustrator, his illustrated poetry collections resembled the illuminated books of the Middle Ages.
Songs of InnocenceIntroduction
Piping down the valleys wild,
Piping songs of pleasant glee,
On a cloud I saw a child,
And he laughing said to me:
"Pipe a song about a Lamb!"
So I piped with merry chear.
"Piper, pipe that song again;"
So I piped- he wept to hear.
"Drop thy pipe, thy happy pipe;
Sing thy songs of happy chear:"
So I sung the same again,
While he wept with joy to hear.
"Piper, sit thee down and write
In a book, that all may read."
So he vanish'd from my sight,
And I pluck'd a hollow reed,
And I made a rural pen,
And I stain'd the water dear,
And I wrote my happy songs
Every child may joy to hear.
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- PublisherHarperCollins
- Publication date1987
- ISBN 10 0880011386
- ISBN 13 9780880011389
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages92
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Esntl Blake V4
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ISBN 10: 0880011386
ISBN 13: 9780880011389
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