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The long, unfinished poem properly called '' Vala, Or The Four Zoas '', expands the significance of the Zoas, but they are integral to all of Blake's prophetic books. The division of the primordial man is found in many mythic and mystic systems throughout the world, including Adam Kadmon in Cabalism and Prajapati in the Rig-Veda . Blake also mentions Albion in his poem, The Little Boy Lost, in Songs of Experience. The poem tells about a young boy who, using reason, realizes that humans are selfish, and that "naught loves another as itself." He asks the priest "father, how can I love you/ or any of my brothers more?/ I love you like the bird that picks up crumbs around the door./ The Priest accuses the boy of Blasphemy and burns him "in a holy place/ where many had been burned before." Blake concludes the poem by asking "Are such things done on Albion's shore?" |
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