As Tom was a-sleeping he had such a sight! They rise upon clouds, and sport in the wind. He'd have God for his father & never want joy. And got with our bags & our brushes to work. So if all do their duty, they need not fear harm. When my mother died I was very young, And my father sold me while yet my tongue Could scarcely cry " 'weep!

In these twenty-four lines of William Blake’s poem, ‘The Chimney Sweeper,’ a little boy, is telling the story of his despairing life as well as the sad tales of other chimney sweeper boys. The little boy narrates that he was very young when his mother died.

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2018年11月10日 · There are two ‘Chimney Sweeper’ poems by William Blake. The first appeared in Songs of Innocence in 1789, while a second poem, also called ‘The Chimney Sweeper’ was included in Songs of Experience in 1794.

So your chimneys I sweep, and in soot I sleep. You know that the soot cannot spoil your white hair.' As Tom was a-sleeping, he had such a sight!-- Were all of them locked up in coffins of black. And wash in a river, and shine in the sun. He'd have God for his father, and never want joy. And got with our bags and our brushes to work.

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"They are both gone up to the church to pray. And taught me to sing the notes of woe. Who make up a heaven of our misery." Because I was happy upon the heath, And smil'd among the winter's snow, They clothed me in the clothes of death, And taught me to sing the notes of woe.

2024年12月24日 · “The Chimney Sweeper” by William Blake, first appeared in 1789 as part of his collection Songs of Innocence, explores the grim lives of child chimney sweeps, portraying themes of innocence amidst suffering, exploitation, and spiritual redemption.

“The Chimney Sweeper” is a poem written by William Blake. It was published in two parts. “Songs of innocence” was published in 1789 and “Songs of experience” in 1794. As the name suggests, the poem is about the little chimney sweepers who live a …

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