Songs Of Innocence And Experience (Mobi Classics)

Songs of Innocence and of Experience: Shewing the Two Contrary States of the Human Soul are two books of poetry by the English poet and painter, William Blake. Although Songs of Innocence was first published by itself in 1789, it is believed that Songs of Experience has always been published in conjunction with Innocence since its completion in 1794.Songs of Innocence mainly consists of poems describing the innocence and joy of the natural world, advocating free love and a closer relationship with God, and most famously including Blake's poem The Lamb. Its poems have a generally light, upbeat and pastoral feel and are typically written from the perspective of children or written about them. Excerpted from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.TABLE OF CONTENTS: Songs of Innocence Introduction The Shepherd The Echoing Green The Lamb The Little Black Boy The Blossom The Chimney-sweeper The Little Boy Lost The Little Boy Found Laughing Song A Cradle Song The Divine Image Holy Thursday Night Spring Nurse's Song Infant Joy A Dream On Another's Sorrow Songs of Experience Introduction Earth's Answer The Clod And The Pebble Holy Thursday The Little Girl Lost The Little Girl Found The Chimney-sweeper Nurse's Song The Sick Rose The Fly The Angel The Tiger My Pretty Rose Tree Ah, Sunflower The Lily The Garden Of Love The Little Vagabond London The Human abstract Infant Sorrow A Poison tree A Little Boy Lost A Little Girl Lost A Divine Image A Cradle song The Schoolboy To Tirzah The Voice Of The Ancient Bard