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Songs of Innocence and of Experience

William Blake · 1794

A 1794 collection of lyric poetry by William Blake, presenting paired volumes titled Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience. The poems, including The Lamb, The Chimney-Sweeper, and The Tyger, explore childhood, faith, and society through contrasting themes of innocence and experience.

Public domain in the US. From Project Gutenberg.

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