Holy Thursday (I)

• Holy Thursday (I) - 'with radiance all their own' 'The hum of multitudes was there, but multitudes of lambs' 


  • children have sense of inner light & innocence - contrast to 'grey-headed beadles'
  • explicitly linked w lamb/ Jesus - view world as gentle - represent natural beauty & joy
  • have a single innocent perception - unaware they are victims of repressive charity - do not question
  • joy only a temporary escape - remain trapped in cycle of poverty & dependence on charity
  • single vision encourages passive acceptance of injustice - Blake urges people to look beyond appearances & question