William Blake Quotes about Children

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Children of the future age Reading this indignant page Know that in a former time Love, sweet love, was thought a crime

Children of the future age Reading this indignant page Know that in a former time Love, sweet love, was thought a crime

William Blake

Sweet, Children, Reading

'Songs of Experience' (1794) 'A Little Girl Lost'

My mother bore me in the southern wild, And I am black, but O! my soul is white; White as an angel is the English child, But I am black as if bereaved of light.

William Blake

Mother, Children, Angel

'Songs of Innocence' (1789) 'The Little Black Boy'

How can the bird that is born for joy Sit in a cage and sing? How can a child, when fears annoy, But droop his tender wing, And forget his youthful spring?

William Blake

Children, Spring, Wings

William Blake, Andrew Lincoln (1991). “Songs of Innocence and of Experience”, p.202, Princeton University Press

But most thro' midnight streets I hear How the youthful Harlots curse Blasts the new-born Infants tear And blights with plagues the Marriage hearse

William Blake

Children, Abuse, Tears

William Blake (1971). “Songs of Innocence and Experience”, p.27, Library of Alexandria

Then the Parson might preach, & drink, & sing, And we'd be as happy as birds in the spring; And modest dame Lurch, who is always at Church, Would not have bandy children, nor fasting, nor birch.

William Blake

Children, Spring, Bird

'Songs of Experience' (1794) 'The Little Vagabond'

He who shall teach the child to doubtThe rotting grave shall ne'er get out.

William Blake

Children, Rotting, Graves

William Blake (2005). “Collected Poems”, p.96, Routledge

To Mercy Pity Peace and Love All pray in their distress, And to these virtues of delight Return their thankfulness. For Mercy Pity Peace and Love Is God our father dear. And Mercy Pity Peace and Love Is Man his child and care. Then every man of every clime That prays in his distress Prays to the human form divine: Love Mercy Pity Peace. And all must love the human form In heathen, Turk, or Jew. Where Mercy, Love and Pity dwell There God is dwelling too.

William Blake

Love, Peace, Children

William Blake (2017). “Songs of Innocence and Experience”, p.17, BookRix

The child's toys and the old man's reasons are the fruits of two seasons.

William Blake

Children, Men, Two

William Blake (1868). “Songs of Innocence and of Experience, Showing the Two Contrary States of the Human Soul”, p.99

Can I see another's woe, And not be in sorrow too? Can I see another's grief, And not seek for kind relief? Can I see a falling tear, And not feel my sorrow's share? Can a father see his child Weep, nor be with sorrow filled? Can a mother sit and hear An infant groan, an infant fear? No, no! never can it be! Never, never can it be!

William Blake

Mother, Children, Father

'Songs of Innocence' (1789) 'On Another's Sorrow'