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.

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Poet: William Blake
Poem: Infant Joy
Volume: Songs of Innocence
Year: Published/Written in 1789
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Mar 26 2004
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