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SELECTIONS FROM BLAKE'S WRITINGS.

'I have no name;
I am but two days old.'
What shall I call thee?
'I happy am,
Joy is my name.'
Sweet joy befall thee!


Pretty joy!
Sweet joy, but two days old.
Sweet joy I call thee:
Thou dost smile.
I sing the while,
Sweet joy befall thee!