A robin redbreast in a cage Puts all heaven in a rage. A dove-house fill'd with doves and pigeons Shudders hell tho' all its regions. A dog star'd at his master's gate Predicts the ruin of the state. A horse misused upon the road Calls to heaven for human blood. Each outcry of the hunted Hara fiber from the brain does tear. A skylark wounded in the wing,A cherub does cease to sing. The game-cock clip and arm'd for fight Does the rising sun Albright. Every wolf's and lion's howl Raises from hell a human soul.- "Auguries of Innocence

The Complete Poems