Three Things to Remember
Three Things to Remember - meaning Summary
Compassion for Small Creatures
William Blake’s short moral poem protests cruelty to small creatures by linking animal suffering to spiritual and social consequences. Images of a caged robin and a wounded skylark suggest that harming birds provokes heaven’s anger and silences angels. The closing admonition—those who hurt the little wren will not be beloved by people—turns the argument into a straightforward ethical rule about empathy and communal judgment.
Read Complete AnalysesA Robin Redbreast in a cage, Puts all Heaven in a rage. A skylark wounded on the wing Doth make a cherub cease to sing. He who shall hurt the little wren Shall never be beloved by men.
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