Songs of Innocence and Experience Shewing the Two Contrary States of the Human Soul, 1789-1794

by Blake, William; Keynes, Geoffrey

• ISBN13: 9780192810892
• ISBN10: 0192810898
• Additional ISBN(s): 9780192804877
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1977-10-27
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
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Summary

Here is a beautifully illustrated edition of Blake's classic poems. The text of each poem is given in letterpress on the page facing the color plate, and a brief commentary by Sir Geoffrey Keynes on each poem follows. It is printed on paper especially manufactured to match the tint of that used by Blake.

Table of Contents

Publisher's Note	6	(1)
Introduction	7	(9)
Sir Geoffrey Keynes
The Illuminated Plates	between pages 16-125	(109)
A Divine Image (supplementary monochrome plate)	125
Pl. 1 Combined Title-page	Commentary page 131	(1)
Pls. 2-3 Frontispiece & Title-page: SONGS OF INNOCENCE	131	(1)
Pl. 4 Introduction	132	(1)
Pl. 5 The Shepherd	133	(1)
Pls. 6-7 The Ecchoing Green	133	(1)
Pl. 8 The Lamb	134	(1)
Pls. 9-10 The Little Black Boy	134	(1)
Pl. 11 The Blossom	135	(1)
Pl. 12 The Chimney Sweeper	136	(1)
Pl. 13 The Little Boy Lost	136	(1)
Pl. 14 The Little Boy Found	136	(1)
Pl. 15 Laughing Song	137	(1)
Pls. 16-17 A Cradle Song	137	(1)
Pl. 18 The Divine Image	138	(1)
Pl. 19 Holy Thursday	139	(1)
Pls. 20-21 Night	139	(1)
Pls. 22-23 Spring	140	(1)
Pl. 24 Nurse's Song	140	(1)
Pl. 25 Infant Joy	140	(1)
Pl. 26 A Dream	141	(1)
Pl. 27 On Anothers Sorrow	141	(1)
Pls. 28-29 Frontispiece & Title-page: SONGS OF EXPERIENCE	142-143	(1)
Pl. 30 Introduction	143	(1)
Pl. 31 Earth's Answer	144	(1)
Pl. 32 The Clod & the Pebble	144	(1)
Pl. 33 Holy Thursday	144	(1)
Pls. 34-36 The Little Girl Lost & The Little Girl Found	145	(1)
Pl. 37 The Chimney Sweeper	146	(1)
Pl. 38 Nurses Song	146	(1)
Pl. 39 The Sick Rose	147	(1)
Pl. 40 The Fly	147	(1)
Pl. 41 The Angel	148	(1)
Pl. 42 The Tyger	148	(1)
Pl. 43 My Pretty Rose Tree: Ah! Sun-flower: The Lilly	149	(1)
Pl. 44 The Garden of Love	150	(1)
Pl. 45 The Little Vagabond	150	(1)
Pl. 46 London	150	(1)
Pl. 47 The Human Abstract	151	(1)
Pl. 48 Infant Sorrow	151	(1)
Pl. 49 A Poison Tree	152	(1)
Pl. 50 A Little Boy Lost	152	(1)
Pl. 51 A Little Girl Lost	153	(1)
Pl. 52 To Tirzah	154	(1)
Pl. 53 The School-Boy	154	(1)
Pl. 54 The Voice of the Ancient Bard	155