Poetry · 1789/1794
Songs of Innocence and of Experience
William Blake
Aya Saleh · Ink & Ivy
Poetry · 1789/1794 · English · Romantic
Songs of Innocence and of Experience
Paired songs — 'The Lamb' against 'The Tyger', two chimney sweepers, two nurses.
LyricProphecyInnocenceIndustryVisionOppression
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Not a fall from innocence to experience but a permanent quarrel between two states of the soul, printed and coloured by Blake's own hand.
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