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THE LITTLE BOY LOST, FR. SONGS OF INNOCENCE by WILLIAM BLAKE

Poem Explanation Poet Analysis

First Line: FATHER! FATHER! WHERE ARE YOU GOING?
Last Line: AND AWAY THE VAPOUR FLEW.
Subject(s): BIBLE; LOSS; MYTHOLOGY;

"Father, father, where are you going?
O do not walk so fast.
Speak father, speak to your little boy
Or else I shall be lost."

The night was dark, no father was there,
The child was wet with dew.
The mire was deep, & the child did weep,
And away the vapour flew.



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