This poem by William Blake uses imagery of sleep, dreams, and smiles to wish a sweet slumber for a lovely infant. The poem depicts an infant sleeping peacefully as their mother watches over them and weeps. It draws comparisons between the infant and the infant Jesus, saying the baby's face traces the holy image of their maker who once lay as an infant and wept for all.
This poem by William Blake uses imagery of sleep, dreams, and smiles to wish a sweet slumber for a lovely infant. The poem depicts an infant sleeping peacefully as their mother watches over them and weeps. It draws comparisons between the infant and the infant Jesus, saying the baby's face traces the holy image of their maker who once lay as an infant and wept for all.
This poem by William Blake uses imagery of sleep, dreams, and smiles to wish a sweet slumber for a lovely infant. The poem depicts an infant sleeping peacefully as their mother watches over them and weeps. It draws comparisons between the infant and the infant Jesus, saying the baby's face traces the holy image of their maker who once lay as an infant and wept for all.
Songs of Innocence and of Experience: Showing the Two Contrary States of the Human Soul: (Illuminated Manuscript with the Original Illustrations of William Blake)