London

• Who wrote London?

  William Blake
• "I wander through each chartered street" 


  "Chartered suggests that even the streets are controlled, symbolizing the extent of regulation and control over the people's lives.
• "In every cry of ever Man, In every Infant's cry of fear, In every voice: in every band"


  The repetition of "every" emphasizes the pervasive suffering throughout the city, highlighting the universality of the oppression.
• "How the Chimney-sweeper's cry Every blackening church appalls"


  The "chimney-sweeper's cry" represents the exploitation of children, and the "blackening church" symbolizes the church's failure to address social issues.
• "But most through the ,midnight streets I hear How the youthful Harlot's curse Blasts the new-born baby Infant's tear."

  Blake criticizes the cycle of poverty and corruption, where even children are born into suffering, illustrating a grim view of the city's future.