William Blake poetry- Key Quotes

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"the invisible worm"
The Sick Rose
1 of 28
"Dark secret love"
The sick rose
2 of 28
"Does thy life destroy"
The sick Rose
3 of 28
"They think they have done no injury"
The chimney sweeper (experience)
4 of 28
"Tom was Happy and warm"
The chimney Sweeper (innocence)
5 of 28
"And came by an angel.. and set them all free"
The Chimney Sweeper (innocence)
6 of 28
"I a child, thou a lamb"
The Lamb- we are all the lamb of god (body of jesus christ)
7 of 28
"Making all the vales rejoice"
The Lamb- Blake personifies the valleys, they are overjoyed by the innocence of the lamb
8 of 28
"He shall follow his sheep all day"
The Shepherd
9 of 28
"His tongue will be filled with praise"
The Shepherd
10 of 28
"He is watchful while they are in peace"
The shepherd- omnipresence
11 of 28
"Chartered streets"
London
12 of 28
"Blackened church"
London
13 of 28
"Chartered Thames does flow"
London- commenting on industrialisation corrupting nature
14 of 28
"runs in blood down palace walls"
London- commenting on the french revolution, how it didn't effect the normal man- failure of revolt & social injustice
15 of 28
"The church is cold"
The little vagabond- commenting on how the church is physically and spiritually cold
16 of 28
"Happy as birds in the spring"
Little vagabond- pastoral imagery
17 of 28
"No more quarrels with the devil"
Little vagabond- the existence of the devil is merely an effect of the lack of empathy & understanding
18 of 28
"Rich and fruitful land"
Holy thursday
19 of 28
"reduced to misery/fed with cold hands"
Holy Thursday
20 of 28
"Their sun does never shine"
Holy Thursday
21 of 28
"Hid from him my hearts delight"
The Angel
22 of 28
"Morn blushed rosy red"
The angel
23 of 28
"Time of youth was fled"
The angel
24 of 28
"did he who made the lamb make thee"
The Tyga
25 of 28
"Heaven in Hells dispare"
The clod and pebble
26 of 28
"Selfish loves"
The human abstract
27 of 28
"Mutual fear brings peace"
The human abstract
28 of 28

Other cards in this set

Card 2

Front

"Dark secret love"

Back

The sick rose

Card 3

Front

"Does thy life destroy"

Back

Preview of the front of card 3

Card 4

Front

"They think they have done no injury"

Back

Preview of the front of card 4

Card 5

Front

"Tom was Happy and warm"

Back

Preview of the front of card 5
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