Songs of Innocence and of Experience and other works Quotes

“How can the bird that is born for joy
Sit in a cage and sing”
― William Blake, Songs of Innocence and Experience

“How can the bird that is born for joy
Sit in a cage and sing?”
― William Blake, Songs of Innocence & Experience

“Can I see another's woe,
And not be in sorrow too?
Can I see another's grief,
And not seek for kind relief?”
― William Blake, Songs of Innocence and Experience

“Little boy,
Full of joy;
Little girl,
Sweet and small;
Cock does crow,
So do you;
Merry voice,
Infant noise;
Merrily, merrily to welcome in the year.”
― William Blake, Songs of Innocence and Experience