The Chimney Sweeper

by William Blake

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What is "The Chimney Sweeper" about?

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Posted by salwa0121 on February 21, 2009 at 7:52 AM and tagged with summary, the chimney sweeper

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The Chimney Sweeper from the Songs of Innocence is very different from the one from the Songs of Experience.  The first link summarizes the Innocence poem.  It is about a little boy who has...

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Posted by troutmiller on February 21, 2009 at 10:07 PM

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