There have been many different reactions to "The Little Vagabond," from a renowned scholar, Wickstead saying that it is, "the noblest conception of Blake's ever-recurring idea that forgiveness is the only power of salvation" to Gilham's view that "the vagabond's vision is too earthy." Scholar Galia Benziman proposes that the child narrarating could be interpreted as both hypocritical and deceptive, considering his hateful view of the church.
There have been various responses to "The Little Vagabond," such as Wickstead's assertion that it is, "the noblest expression of Blake's recurring notion that forgiveness is the sole means of salvation," and Gilham's perspective that the vagabond's vision is too earthly. Scholar Galia Benziman suggests interpreting the child narrator as both hypocritical and deceptive, considering his negative view of the church.