Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience by William Blake — William Blake

This illustrated edition includes 10 color illustrations.First published in 1789, 'Songs of Innocence' was followed four years later by 'Songs of Experience', with a combined edition reaching the bookstalls in 1794. The two collections explore the naïve joys of childhood and the darker, more jaundiced view that life imposes as the infant grows to maturity.