The little boy lost in the lonely fen,
Led by the wand'ring light,
Began to cry, but God ever nigh,
Appeared like his father in white.

He kissed the child & by the hand led
And to his mother brought,
Who in sorrow pale. thro' the lonely dale
Her little boy weeping sought.

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Poet: William Blake
Poem: The Little Boy Found
Volume: Songs of Innocence
Year: Published/Written in 1789
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