The Little Boy Found two stanzas. In the first stanza the little boy is lost in a bog, and afraid when God comes to him. In the second stanza God leads him back to his mother, who had been looking for him. "The Little Boy Found" presents a pastoral setting. One of the major themes in "The Little Boy Found" is the presence of God in people's lives. This is explicitly said in line 4. God is a common topic in Blake's poetry, especially in "Songs of Innocence" and "Songs of Experience". In "The Little Boy Found" being 'lost' does not always refer to
The Little Black Boy Boy" is the 9th object in the order of the original printings of the Songs of Innocence and of Experience. The following, represents a comparison of several of the extant original copies of the poem, their print date, their order in that particular printing of the poems, and their holding institution: The Little Black Boy "The Little Black Boy" is a poem by William Blake included in "Songs of Innocence" in 1789. It was published during a time when slavery was still legal and the campaign for the abolition of slavery was still young. "The Little Black Boy" was published