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Old 02-01-2002, 12:52 PM   #4
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I hadn't considered it before, but I can see a similarity. Blake was also a lover of nature, and was mistrustful of the Industrial Revolution. Songs of Innocence and Experience is very much a reflection on the evils of the industrial revolution, as well as everything else in touches on.

Also, reading another thread here reminds me of a Blake theme - everyone is innocent and good to start with, until they are corrupted by something (whether it's life, humans, the industrial revolution or Melkor.)
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