Songs of Innocence and of Experience: Shewing the Two Contrary States of the Human Soul
William Blake British
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Plate 1: Songs of Innocence and Experience: Combined Title-page
![Plate 1: Songs of Innocence and Experience: Combined Title-page Songs of Innocence and of Experience: Shewing the Two Contrary States of the Human Soul, William Blake (British, London 1757–1827 London), Relief etching printed in orange-brown ink and hand-colored with watercolor, ink and shell gold](https://images.metmuseum.org/CRDImages/dp/web-additional/DP816574.jpg)
![Plate 2: Songs of Innocence: Frontispiece Songs of Innocence and of Experience: Shewing the Two Contrary States of the Human Soul, William Blake (British, London 1757–1827 London), Relief etching printed in orange-brown ink and hand-colored with watercolor, ink and shell gold](/Rodan/dist/img/1x1-d7dcde.gif)
![Plate 3: Songs of Innocence: Title Page Songs of Innocence and of Experience: Shewing the Two Contrary States of the Human Soul, William Blake (British, London 1757–1827 London), Relief etching printed in orange-brown ink and hand-colored with watercolor, ink and shell gold](/Rodan/dist/img/1x1-d7dcde.gif)
![Plate 4: Songs of Innocence: Introduction Songs of Innocence and of Experience: Shewing the Two Contrary States of the Human Soul, William Blake (British, London 1757–1827 London), Relief etching printed in orange-brown ink and hand-colored with watercolor, ink and shell gold](/Rodan/dist/img/1x1-d7dcde.gif)
![Plate 5: Songs of Innocence: The Shepherd Songs of Innocence and of Experience: Shewing the Two Contrary States of the Human Soul, William Blake (British, London 1757–1827 London), Relief etching printed in orange-brown ink and hand-colored with watercolor, ink and shell gold](/Rodan/dist/img/1x1-d7dcde.gif)
![Plate 6: Songs of Innocence: The Ecchoing Green Songs of Innocence and of Experience: Shewing the Two Contrary States of the Human Soul, William Blake (British, London 1757–1827 London), Relief etching printed in orange-brown ink and hand-colored with watercolor, ink and shell gold](/Rodan/dist/img/1x1-d7dcde.gif)
![Plate 7: Songs of Innocence: The Ecchoing Green (second plate) Songs of Innocence and of Experience: Shewing the Two Contrary States of the Human Soul, William Blake (British, London 1757–1827 London), Relief etching printed in orange-brown ink and hand-colored with watercolor, ink and shell gold](/Rodan/dist/img/1x1-d7dcde.gif)
![Plate 10: Songs of Innocence: The Little Black Boy (second plate) Songs of Innocence and of Experience: Shewing the Two Contrary States of the Human Soul, William Blake (British, London 1757–1827 London), Relief etching printed in orange-brown ink and hand-colored with watercolor, ink and shell gold](/Rodan/dist/img/1x1-d7dcde.gif)
![Plate 11: Songs of Innocence: The Blossom Songs of Innocence and of Experience: Shewing the Two Contrary States of the Human Soul, William Blake (British, London 1757–1827 London), Relief etching printed in orange-brown ink and hand-colored with watercolor, ink and shell gold](/Rodan/dist/img/1x1-d7dcde.gif)
![Plate 12: Songs of Innocence: The Chimney Sweeper Songs of Innocence and of Experience: Shewing the Two Contrary States of the Human Soul, William Blake (British, London 1757–1827 London), Relief etching printed in orange-brown ink and hand-colored with watercolor, ink and shell gold](/Rodan/dist/img/1x1-d7dcde.gif)
![Plate 13: Songs of Innocence: The Little Boy Lost Songs of Innocence and of Experience: Shewing the Two Contrary States of the Human Soul, William Blake (British, London 1757–1827 London), Relief etching printed in orange-brown ink and hand-colored with watercolor, ink and shell gold](/Rodan/dist/img/1x1-d7dcde.gif)
![Plate 14: Songs of Innocence: The Little Boy Found Songs of Innocence and of Experience: Shewing the Two Contrary States of the Human Soul, William Blake (British, London 1757–1827 London), Relief etching printed in orange-brown ink and hand-colored with watercolor, ink and shell gold](/Rodan/dist/img/1x1-d7dcde.gif)
![Plate 15: Songs of Innocence: Laughing Song Songs of Innocence and of Experience: Shewing the Two Contrary States of the Human Soul, William Blake (British, London 1757–1827 London), Relief etching printed in orange-brown ink and hand-colored with watercolor, ink and shell gold](/Rodan/dist/img/1x1-d7dcde.gif)
![Plate 16: Songs of Innocence: A Cradle Song Songs of Innocence and of Experience: Shewing the Two Contrary States of the Human Soul, William Blake (British, London 1757–1827 London), Relief etching printed in orange-brown ink and hand-colored with watercolor, ink and shell gold](/Rodan/dist/img/1x1-d7dcde.gif)
![Plate 17: Songs of Innocence: A Cradle Song (second plate) Songs of Innocence and of Experience: Shewing the Two Contrary States of the Human Soul, William Blake (British, London 1757–1827 London), Relief etching printed in orange-brown ink and hand-colored with watercolor, ink and shell gold](/Rodan/dist/img/1x1-d7dcde.gif)
![Plate 18: Songs of Innocence: The Divine Image Songs of Innocence and of Experience: Shewing the Two Contrary States of the Human Soul, William Blake (British, London 1757–1827 London), Relief etching printed in orange-brown ink and hand-colored with watercolor, ink and shell gold](/Rodan/dist/img/1x1-d7dcde.gif)
![Plate 19: Songs of Innocence: Holy Thursday Songs of Innocence and of Experience: Shewing the Two Contrary States of the Human Soul, William Blake (British, London 1757–1827 London), Relief etching printed in orange-brown ink and hand-colored with watercolor, ink and shell gold](/Rodan/dist/img/1x1-d7dcde.gif)
![Plate 20: Songs of Innocence: Night Songs of Innocence and of Experience: Shewing the Two Contrary States of the Human Soul, William Blake (British, London 1757–1827 London), Relief etching printed in orange-brown ink and hand-colored with watercolor, ink and shell gold](/Rodan/dist/img/1x1-d7dcde.gif)
![Plate 21: Songs of Innocence: Night (second plate) Songs of Innocence and of Experience: Shewing the Two Contrary States of the Human Soul, William Blake (British, London 1757–1827 London), Relief etching printed in orange-brown ink and hand-colored with watercolor, ink and shell gold](/Rodan/dist/img/1x1-d7dcde.gif)
![Plate 22: Songs of Innocence: Spring Songs of Innocence and of Experience: Shewing the Two Contrary States of the Human Soul, William Blake (British, London 1757–1827 London), Relief etching printed in orange-brown ink and hand-colored with watercolor, ink and shell gold](/Rodan/dist/img/1x1-d7dcde.gif)
![Plate 23: Songs of Innocence: Spring (second plate) Songs of Innocence and of Experience: Shewing the Two Contrary States of the Human Soul, William Blake (British, London 1757–1827 London), Relief etching printed in orange-brown ink and hand-colored with watercolor, ink and shell gold](/Rodan/dist/img/1x1-d7dcde.gif)
![Plate 24: Songs of Innocence: Nurse's Song Songs of Innocence and of Experience: Shewing the Two Contrary States of the Human Soul, William Blake (British, London 1757–1827 London), Relief etching printed in orange-brown ink and hand-colored with watercolor, ink and shell gold](/Rodan/dist/img/1x1-d7dcde.gif)
![Plate 25: Songs of Innocence: Infant Joy Songs of Innocence and of Experience: Shewing the Two Contrary States of the Human Soul, William Blake (British, London 1757–1827 London), Relief etching printed in orange-brown ink and hand-colored with watercolor, ink and shell gold](/Rodan/dist/img/1x1-d7dcde.gif)
![Plate 26: Songs of Innocence: A Dream Songs of Innocence and of Experience: Shewing the Two Contrary States of the Human Soul, William Blake (British, London 1757–1827 London), Relief etching printed in orange-brown ink and hand-colored with watercolor, ink and shell gold](/Rodan/dist/img/1x1-d7dcde.gif)
![Plate 27: Songs of Innocence: On Anothers Sorrow Songs of Innocence and of Experience: Shewing the Two Contrary States of the Human Soul, William Blake (British, London 1757–1827 London), Relief etching printed in orange-brown ink and hand-colored with watercolor, ink and shell gold](/Rodan/dist/img/1x1-d7dcde.gif)
![Plate 28: Songs of Experience: Frontispiece Songs of Innocence and of Experience: Shewing the Two Contrary States of the Human Soul, William Blake (British, London 1757–1827 London), Relief etching printed in orange-brown ink and hand-colored with watercolor, ink and shell gold](/Rodan/dist/img/1x1-d7dcde.gif)
![Plate 30: Songs of Experience: Introduction Songs of Innocence and of Experience: Shewing the Two Contrary States of the Human Soul, William Blake (British, London 1757–1827 London), Relief etching printed in orange-brown ink and hand-colored with watercolor, ink and shell gold](/Rodan/dist/img/1x1-d7dcde.gif)
![Plate 29: Songs of Experience: Title-page Songs of Innocence and of Experience: Shewing the Two Contrary States of the Human Soul, William Blake (British, London 1757–1827 London), Relief etching printed in orange-brown ink and hand-colored with watercolor, ink and shell gold](/Rodan/dist/img/1x1-d7dcde.gif)
![Plate 31: Songs of Experience: Earth's Answer Songs of Innocence and of Experience: Shewing the Two Contrary States of the Human Soul, William Blake (British, London 1757–1827 London), Relief etching printed in orange-brown ink and hand-colored with watercolor, ink and shell gold](/Rodan/dist/img/1x1-d7dcde.gif)
![Plate 32: Songs of Experience: The Clod & the Pebble Songs of Innocence and of Experience: Shewing the Two Contrary States of the Human Soul, William Blake (British, London 1757–1827 London), Relief etching printed in orange-brown ink and hand-colored with watercolor, ink and shell gold](/Rodan/dist/img/1x1-d7dcde.gif)
![Plate 33: Songs of Experience: Holy Thursday Songs of Innocence and of Experience: Shewing the Two Contrary States of the Human Soul, William Blake (British, London 1757–1827 London), Relief etching printed in orange-brown ink and hand-colored with watercolor, ink and shell gold](/Rodan/dist/img/1x1-d7dcde.gif)
![Plate 38: Songs of Experience: Nurses Song Songs of Innocence and of Experience: Shewing the Two Contrary States of the Human Soul, William Blake (British, London 1757–1827 London), Relief etching printed in orange-brown ink and hand-colored with watercolor, ink and shell gold](/Rodan/dist/img/1x1-d7dcde.gif)
![Plate 34: Songs of Experience: The Little Girl Lost Songs of Innocence and of Experience: Shewing the Two Contrary States of the Human Soul, William Blake (British, London 1757–1827 London), Relief etching printed in orange-brown ink and hand-colored with watercolor, ink and shell gold](/Rodan/dist/img/1x1-d7dcde.gif)
![Plate 35: Songs of Experience: The Little Girl Found Songs of Innocence and of Experience: Shewing the Two Contrary States of the Human Soul, William Blake (British, London 1757–1827 London), Relief etching printed in orange-brown ink and hand-colored with watercolor, ink and shell gold](/Rodan/dist/img/1x1-d7dcde.gif)
![Plate 37: Songs of Experience: The Chimney Sweeper Songs of Innocence and of Experience: Shewing the Two Contrary States of the Human Soul, William Blake (British, London 1757–1827 London), Relief etching printed in orange-brown ink and hand-colored with watercolor, ink and shell gold](/Rodan/dist/img/1x1-d7dcde.gif)
![Plate 40: Songs of Experience: The Fly Songs of Innocence and of Experience: Shewing the Two Contrary States of the Human Soul, William Blake (British, London 1757–1827 London), Relief etching printed in orange-brown ink and hand-colored with watercolor, ink and shell gold](/Rodan/dist/img/1x1-d7dcde.gif)
![Plate 45: Songs of Experience: The Little Vagabond Songs of Innocence and of Experience: Shewing the Two Contrary States of the Human Soul, William Blake (British, London 1757–1827 London), Relief etching printed in orange-brown ink and hand-colored with watercolor, ink and shell gold](/Rodan/dist/img/1x1-d7dcde.gif)
![Plate 41: Songs of Experience: The Angel Songs of Innocence and of Experience: Shewing the Two Contrary States of the Human Soul, William Blake (British, London 1757–1827 London), Relief etching printed in orange-brown ink and hand-colored with watercolor, ink and shell gold](/Rodan/dist/img/1x1-d7dcde.gif)
![Plate 46: Songs of Experience: London Songs of Innocence and of Experience: Shewing the Two Contrary States of the Human Soul, William Blake (British, London 1757–1827 London), Relief etching printed in orange-brown ink and hand-colored with watercolor, ink and shell gold](/Rodan/dist/img/1x1-d7dcde.gif)
![Plate 47: Songs of Experience: The Human Abstract Songs of Innocence and of Experience: Shewing the Two Contrary States of the Human Soul, William Blake (British, London 1757–1827 London), Relief etching printed in orange-brown ink and hand-colored with watercolor, ink and shell gold](/Rodan/dist/img/1x1-d7dcde.gif)
![Plate 50: Songs of Experience: A Little Boy Lost Songs of Innocence and of Experience: Shewing the Two Contrary States of the Human Soul, William Blake (British, London 1757–1827 London), Relief etching printed in orange-brown ink and hand-colored with watercolor, ink and shell gold](/Rodan/dist/img/1x1-d7dcde.gif)
![Plate 51: Songs of Experience: A Little Girl Lost Songs of Innocence and of Experience: Shewing the Two Contrary States of the Human Soul, William Blake (British, London 1757–1827 London), Relief etching printed in orange-brown ink and hand-colored with watercolor, ink and shell gold](/Rodan/dist/img/1x1-d7dcde.gif)
![Plate 53: Songs of Experience: The School Boy Songs of Innocence and of Experience: Shewing the Two Contrary States of the Human Soul, William Blake (British, London 1757–1827 London), Relief etching printed in orange-brown ink and hand-colored with watercolor, ink and shell gold](/Rodan/dist/img/1x1-d7dcde.gif)
![Plate 54: Songs of Experience: The Voice of the Ancient Bard Songs of Innocence and of Experience: Shewing the Two Contrary States of the Human Soul, William Blake (British, London 1757–1827 London), Relief etching printed in orange-brown ink and hand-colored with watercolor, ink and shell gold](/Rodan/dist/img/1x1-d7dcde.gif)
![Plate 36: Songs of Experience: The Little Girl Found (second plate) Songs of Innocence and of Experience: Shewing the Two Contrary States of the Human Soul, William Blake (British, London 1757–1827 London), Relief etching printed in orange-brown ink and hand-colored with watercolor, ink and shell gold](/Rodan/dist/img/1x1-d7dcde.gif)
![Plate 52: Songs of Experience: To Tirzah Songs of Innocence and of Experience: Shewing the Two Contrary States of the Human Soul, William Blake (British, London 1757–1827 London), Relief etching printed in orange-brown ink and hand-colored with watercolor, ink and shell gold](/Rodan/dist/img/1x1-d7dcde.gif)
![Plate 48: Songs of Experience: Infant Sorrow Songs of Innocence and of Experience: Shewing the Two Contrary States of the Human Soul, William Blake (British, London 1757–1827 London), Relief etching printed in orange-brown ink and hand-colored with watercolor, ink and shell gold](/Rodan/dist/img/1x1-d7dcde.gif)
![Plate 43: Songs of Experience: My Pretty Rose Tree, Ah! Sun-Flower, The Lily Songs of Innocence and of Experience: Shewing the Two Contrary States of the Human Soul, William Blake (British, London 1757–1827 London), Relief etching printed in orange-brown ink and hand-colored with watercolor, ink and shell gold](/Rodan/dist/img/1x1-d7dcde.gif)
![Plate 44: Songs of Experience: The Garden of Love Songs of Innocence and of Experience: Shewing the Two Contrary States of the Human Soul, William Blake (British, London 1757–1827 London), Relief etching printed in orange-brown ink and hand-colored with watercolor, ink and shell gold](/Rodan/dist/img/1x1-d7dcde.gif)
![Plate 49: Songs of Experience: A Poison Tree Songs of Innocence and of Experience: Shewing the Two Contrary States of the Human Soul, William Blake (British, London 1757–1827 London), Relief etching printed in orange-brown ink and hand-colored with watercolor, ink and shell gold](/Rodan/dist/img/1x1-d7dcde.gif)
![Plate 42: Songs of Experience: The Tyger Songs of Innocence and of Experience: Shewing the Two Contrary States of the Human Soul, William Blake (British, London 1757–1827 London), Relief etching printed in orange-brown ink and hand-colored with watercolor, ink and shell gold](/Rodan/dist/img/1x1-d7dcde.gif)
![Plate 39: Songs of Experience: The Sick Rose Songs of Innocence and of Experience: Shewing the Two Contrary States of the Human Soul, William Blake (British, London 1757–1827 London), Relief etching printed in orange-brown ink and hand-colored with watercolor, ink and shell gold](/Rodan/dist/img/1x1-d7dcde.gif)
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