To Morning
To Morning - context Summary
Published in Poetical Sketches
This short ode, published in Blake’s early 1789 collection Poetical Sketches, addresses Morning as a holy virgin and petitions her to unlock heaven’nd wake the dawn. It uses classical and pastoral imagery—sunrise, dew, huntsman—to celebrate renewal and the animating power of light. The poem exemplifies Blake’xperimenting with ode conventions and elevated invocation while remaining compact and celebratory in tone.
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