... as we;"* It begins with a quite severe criticism of innocence through its" divine attributes such as "pity" and "mercy". Out of this context, these can be considered quite noble feelings, but here, they stem from the "poor" and the unhappy created by human society that is precisely addressed by "we" at the beginning of the second verse. The first and third verses, pronounced as calamities, ... loves increase. Then Cruelty knits a snare, And spreads his baits with care."* The "divine attributes of innocence", in the second stanza, undergo a sinister metamorphosis to prepare for "Blake's n...

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