... time. It was in this year that "Habeas Corpus", an act that allowed anyone arrested to be brought before a court, was suspended. This was done so that parliamentary reformers like Thomas Hardy and John Thelwall could be denied a fair trial. Taxes were high and food production was low. Blake sees nothing but oppression all around him. His use of the word "every ... ...

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