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Songs of Innocence and of Experience

William Blake · 1794

Original text in English.

Songs of childhood, then their reverse: the lamb first, the tiger afterwards.

Poetry · 47 parts · about 5 000 words · about 23 min of reading

Contents

SONGS OF INNOCENCE

1. INTRODUCTION1 min
2. THE SHEPHERD1 min
3. THE ECHOING GREEN1 min
4. THE LAMB1 min
5. THE LITTLE BLACK BOY1 min
6. THE BLOSSOM1 min
7. THE CHIMNEY-SWEEPER1 min
8. THE LITTLE BOY LOST1 min
9. THE LITTLE BOY FOUND1 min
10. LAUGHING SONG1 min
11. A CRADLE SONG1 min
12. THE DIVINE IMAGE1 min
13. HOLY THURSDAY1 min
14. NIGHT1 min
15. SPRING1 min
16. NURSE’S SONG1 min
17. INFANT JOY1 min
18. A DREAM1 min
19. ON ANOTHER’S SORROW1 min

SONGS OF EXPERIENCE

1. INTRODUCTION1 min
2. EARTH’S ANSWER1 min
3. THE CLOD AND THE PEBBLE1 min
4. HOLY THURSDAY1 min
5. THE LITTLE GIRL LOST1 min
6. THE LITTLE GIRL FOUND1 min
7. THE CHIMNEY-SWEEPER1 min
8. NURSE’S SONG1 min
9. THE SICK ROSE1 min
10. THE FLY1 min
11. THE ANGEL1 min
12. THE TIGER1 min
13. MY PRETTY ROSE TREE1 min
14. AH, SUNFLOWER1 min
15. THE LILY1 min
16. THE GARDEN OF LOVE1 min
17. THE LITTLE VAGABOND1 min
18. LONDON1 min
19. THE HUMAN ABSTRACT1 min
20. INFANT SORROW1 min
21. A POISON TREE1 min
22. A LITTLE BOY LOST1 min
23. A LITTLE GIRL LOST1 min
24. A DIVINE IMAGE1 min
25. A CRADLE SONG1 min
26. TO TIRZAH1 min
27. THE SCHOOLBOY1 min
28. THE VOICE OF THE ANCIENT BARD1 min

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