Thursday, January 17, 2019

The text of the poem "The Lamb" by William Blake.

                      The Lamb
               BY WILLIAM BLAKE
Little Lamb who made thee
         Dost thou know who made thee
Gave thee life & bid thee feed.
By the stream & o'er the mead;
Gave thee clothing of delight,
Softest clothing wooly bright;
Gave thee such a tender voice,
Making all the vales rejoice!
         Little Lamb who made thee
         Dost thou know who made thee

         Little Lamb I'll tell thee,
         Little Lamb I'll tell thee!
He is called by thy name,
For he calls himself a Lamb:
He is meek & he is mild,
He became a little child:
I a child & thou a lamb,
We are called by his name.
         Little Lamb God bless thee.
         Little Lamb God bless thee.

A brief account of William Blake and the poem "The Lamb".

William Blake (1757-1827), the most versatile pre - romantic poet ,  wrote the  short poem  called"The Lamb" was published in an anthology called "Songs of Innocence"(1789).This poem basically focused on the simplicity of nature and meek virtue through romantic aspects which illustrate the human spirituality .It is too much enriched with lyrical and melodic quality which help this poem to reach at the peak of perfection in English literature.

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