The Two Songs
I heard an Angel Singing When the day was springing: "Mercy, pity, and peace, Are the world's release." So he sang all day Over the new-mown hay, Till the sun went down, And the haycocks looked brown. I heard a devil curse Over the heath and the furse: "Mercy vould be no more If there were nobody poor, And pity no more could be If all were happy as ye: And mutual fear brings peace, Misery's increase Are mercy, pity, and peace." At his curse the sun went down, And the heavens gave a frown.
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"I heard an Angel Singing..."
Exploring the themes of classic, William Blake delivers a powerful performance in "The Two Songs"... ### Why We Love This Line At Linespedia, we believe that poetry is the ultimate sanctuary for the soul...