The Little Boy Found a comparison of several of the extant copies of the poem, their print date, their order in that particular binding of the book of poems, and their holding institution: The Little Boy Found "The Little Boy Found" is a poem by William Blake first published in the collection "Songs of Innocence" in 1789. "Songs of Innocence" was printed using illuminated printing, a style Blake created. By integrating the images with the poems the reader was better able to understand the meaning behind each of Blake's poems. "The Little Boy Found" is a sequel to "The Little Boy Lost". The two
The Little Boy Lost The Little Boy Lost "The Little Boy Lost" is a simple lyric poem written by William Blake. This poem is part of a larger work entitled "Songs of Innocence" which was published in the year 1789. "The Little Boy Lost" is a prelude to "The Little Boy Found". 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. " The Little Boy Lost"