Tiger, tiger, burning brightIn the forests of the night,What immortal hand or eyeCould frame thy fearful symmetry?
William Blake · The Tiger
Nature & seasons
“Tiger, tiger, burning bright”
- Author
- William Blake
- Work
- The Tiger
- Found in
- The Oxford Book of English Verse
- Year
- 1794
- Length
- 20 words
- Source
- Project Gutenberg eBook #66619
Public domain. This passage is in the public domain. William Blake died in 1827, more than 70 years ago, and the work was first published in 1794. You can copy, print, read aloud or sell it without asking permission; a credit is kind but not required. The text is copied word for word from the Project Gutenberg edition linked here.
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