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"The Chimney Sweeper" is the title of a poem by William Blake, published in two parts in Songs of Innocence in 1789 and Songs of Experience in 1794. The poem "The Chimney Sweeper" is set against the dark background of child labour that was prominent in England in the late 18th and 19th centuries.
Songs of Experience is a collection of 26 poems forming the second part of Songs of Innocence and of Experience. The poems were published in 1794 (see 1794 in poetry). Some of the poems, such as "The Little Girl Lost" and "The Little Girl Found", were moved by Blake to Songs of Innocence and were frequently moved between the two books. [note 1]
Copy AA of "Holy Thursday", printed in 1826. This copy is currently held by the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge. [1]Holy Thursday is a poem by William Blake, from his 1789 book of poems Songs of Innocence.
The Angel (Songs of Experience) B. The Blossom; C. The Chimney Sweeper; The Clod and the Pebble; A Cradle Song; D. A Divine Image; A Dream (Blake poem) E. Earth's Answer;
Nurse's Song is the name of two related poems by William Blake, published in Songs of Innocence in 1789 and Songs of Experience in 1794. Nurse's Song. The poem in Songs of Innocence tells the tale of a nurse who, we are to assume, is looking over some children playing in a field. When she tries to call them in, they protest, claiming that it is ...
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Initially it was a part of the Songs of Innocence and printed as verso to The Little Black Boy; however, in the latest issues it is commonly placed last, forming a connecting link with the Introduction to the Songs of Experience. [3] After 1818, it was moved into Songs of Experience and became a terminal poem of all the collection of the Songs.
The differing sequences reflect Blake's deep engagement with the themes of innocence and experience and how they were perceived over time. [12] [13] London was published in Blake’s Songs of Experience in 1794, alongside other poems that explore themes of societal control and personal suffering. The collection, which was originally illustrated ...