... poem, with its natural imagery, give the feel of a 'fairy tale' like atmosphere, and seem to reinforce the subject matter of the poem, as innocent and childlike. The majority of the poems in Songs of Innocence have an emphasis on religious themes and an admiration of pastoral naivety. Blake longed for this natural beauty to be a part of England, and this is powerfully depicted in the beginning ... of Milton. "I will not cease from Mental fight, Nor shall ... , softest clothing woolly bright.' This Pastoral imagery, as seen in Milton, is a dream for Blake, it is his idea of a utopia, and...

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