The Shepherd
William Blake * Track #2 On Songs of Innocence
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Album Songs of Innocence
- #1Introduction to the Songs of Innocence
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- #2The Shepherd
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- #3The Echoing Green
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- #4The Lamb
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- #5The Little Black Boy (Songs of Innocence)
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- #6The Blossom
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- #7The Chimney Sweeper (Songs of Innocence)
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- #8
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- #9The Little Boy Found (Songs of Innocence)
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- #10Laughing Song
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- #11A Cradle Song
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- #12The Divine Image (Songs of Innocence)
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- #13Holy Thursday (Songs of Innocence)
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- #14Night
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- #15Infant Joy
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- #16A Dream
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- #17On Anothers Sorrow
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- #18The Litle Girl Lost
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The Shepherd by William Blake
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From Blake’s Songs of Innocence. published in 1794, this was one of the series of poems which present an idealised world, in contrast to the harsh realities of late 18th and early 19th Century life during the time of King George III, known — ironically given the terrible social conditions of the tim...
The Shepherd Annotated
How sweet is the shepherd’s sweet lot!
From the morn to the evening he strays;
He shall follow his sheep all the day,
And his tongue shall be filled with praise.
For he hears the lambs’ innocent call,
And he hears the ewes’ tender reply;
He is watchful while they are in peace,
For they know when their shepherd is nigh.
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Who wrote The Shepherd's ?
The Shepherd was written by William Blake.