Songs of Innocence and Experience by BLAKE, William

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William Blake’s volume of poetry entitled Songs of Innocence and Experience is the embodiment of his belief that innocence and experience were “the two contrary states of the human soul,” and that true innocence was impossible without experience. Songs of Innocence contains poems either written from the perspective of children or written about them. Many of the poems appearing in Songs of Innocence have a counterpart in Songs of Experience, with quite a different perspective of the world.

  • 1 minute 29 seconds
    Introduction (Innocence)
  • 1 minute 49 seconds
    Little Vagabond, The (Experience)
  • 1 minute 32 seconds
    Nurse’s Song (Experience)
  • 58 seconds
    Sick Rose, The (Experience)
  • 1 minute 30 seconds
    Fly, The (Experience)
  • 1 minute 38 seconds
    Angel, The (Experience)
  • 2 minutes 37 seconds
    Tiger, The (Experience)
  • 1 minute 2 seconds
    My Pretty Rose Tree (Experience)
  • 1 minute 18 seconds
    Ah, Sunflower (Experience)
  • 1 minute 11 seconds
    Lily, The (Experience)
  • 1 minute 44 seconds
    Garden of Love, The (Experience)
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