Infant Joy

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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‘I have no name; I am but two days old.’ What shall I call thee? ‘I happy am, Joy is my name.’ Sweet joy befall thee! Pretty joy! Sweet joy, but two days old. Sweet joy I call thee: Thou dost smile, I sing the while; Sweet joy befall thee!

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Text source: Project Gutenberg
Author: William Blake
Language: English
Text rights: Public domain — original text
Credit: William Blake, “Infant Joy”, 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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