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Can I see another's woe, And not be in sorrows too? Can I see another's grief, And not… — William Blake

Poem

Can I see another's woe, And not be in sorrows too? Can I see another's grief, And not seek for kind relief?

William Blake
Songs of Innocence · 1789
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Topic
EmpathyHelping others
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Question
Medium
Poem
Time
1789
Person
William Blake
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Current citation
Blake, William. "On Anothers Sorrow." William Blake: Selected Poems, edited by Nicholas Shrimpton. Oxford University Press, 2019.
Original citation
Blake, William. "On Another's Sorrow." Songs of Innocence. London, 1789.

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