... beat, what dread hand? And what dread feet?- (11-12). Keeping the past two lines neutral allows Blake to really ask how evil and fire came into this neutrally created heart. This he attributes to the "dread hand- and "dread feet-. Here, "dread- means "causing terror or fear- (Webster's Dictionary). This is concluded because the reader is going on the assumption ... see something he created in faith and beauty turn to the evil of Satan. The reader should quickly assume that God would never, ever smile to see any of his creations turn to evil. Thus, Blake's question fast becomes ironic be...

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