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''London'' is a poem by William Blake , published in '' Songs Of Experience '' in 1794. It is the only poem in ''Songs of Experience'' which does not have a corresponding poem in '' Songs Of Innocence ''. The poem was published during the aftermath of the French revolution. William Blake was an unorthodox Christian of the dissenting tradition, who felt that the state was abandoning those in need. He was heavily influenced by mystical groups, and believed he had conversations with his dead brother BBC: Blake's 'London' . The poem reflects Blake's extreme disillusionment with the suffering he saw in London Edexcel GCE English Language and Language and Literature Poetry Anthology Teachers' Guidance, pg 4.. TEXT OF THE POEM
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