Laughing Song

by William Blake

A complete poem from Songs of Innocence and of Experience. Original wording and verse line breaks are preserved.

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Poetry Classic literature Songs of Innocence and of Experience

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When the green woods laugh with the voice of joy, And the dimpling stream runs laughing by; When the air does laugh with our merry wit, And the green hill laughs with the noise of it; When the meadows laugh with lively green, And the grasshopper laughs in the merry scene; When Mary and Susan and Emily With their sweet round mouths sing ‘Ha ha he!’

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Text source: Project Gutenberg
Author: William Blake
Language: English
Text rights: Public domain — original text
Credit: William Blake, “Laughing Song”, from Songs of Innocence and of Experience. Original public-domain poem; source Project Gutenberg #1934. This historical edition’s wording is retained. Surrounding anthology, editorial material and illustrations omitted; text reformatted for reading. Source metadata identifies public domain in the USA.

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