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William Blake (1757-1827):

William Blake

    Little Lamb, who made thee?

    Dost thou know who made thee?

Gave thee life, and bade thee feed

By the stream and o'er the mead;

Gave thee clothing of delight,

Softest clothing, woolly, bright;

Gave thee such a tender voice,

Making all the vales rejoice?

    Little Lamb, who made thee?

    Dost thou know who made thee?

    Little Lamb, I'll tell thee,

    Little Lamb, I'll tell thee:

He is called by thy name,

For He calls Himself a Lamb,

He is meek, and He is mild;

He became a little child.

I a child, and thou a lamb,

We are called by His name.

    Little Lamb, God bless thee!

    Little Lamb, God bless thee!

Henry S. Pancost, ed., Standard English Poems, Spenser

to Tennyson (New York: Henry Holt, 1902) 266-267.