Another's Sorrow William Blake - Reference to Context

Reference to Context

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

Reference :-

The above lines occurs in the poem, 'Another's Sorrow, writ- ten by William Blake. The poem is about sympathy and humanity. The poem deals with the God's relation to the man. Context :- As the poet describes man's suffering and God's action to ed- story the sufferings & sorrow. The poet asks the question that if he see someone who is in sorrow how can he could not do anything to seek for kind relief. Here, the poet wants to suggests that if the person cannot help to the sufferer but feel sorry for other's who are suffering and share his sorrow.

Conclusion :-

One person's grief or sorrow made the another person restless and made him think about the person's grief or pain to seek for kind relief.

2.

Can a mother sit and hear
An infant groan, an infant fear ?
No, no ! never can it be !
Never, never can it be !

Reference :-

The above lines occurs in the poem, 'Another's Sorrow written by William Blake. The poet puts forth the relationship between the child and his parents. Context :- According to the poet, one person's sorrow or pain made the another person restless. Here, the poet asks the questions applying it to a father and mother, He asks that, can a father not be filled with sadness when he sees a falling tear in his child's eye. Then the poet asks the question relating to a mother and asks, 'can a mother sit and hear an infant groan, an infant fear ? and he himself gives the answer that, 'No; no! Never can it OE!' it suggests that when one person sees grief of another person he try to find a way to ease the pain of the sufferer.

Conclusion :-

From the above lines, the poet wants to suggests us that par- ents never find pleasure if their child suffer from pain.

3. He doth give his joy to all;
He becomes an infant small;
He becomes a man of woe;
He doth feel the sorrow too.

Reference :-

The above lines are taken from the poem 'Another's Sorrow, written by William Blake. In the poem the poet express God's relation- ship with man.

Context :-

The poem describes the human's sorrow and suffering of the peoples. The poet tells us that when a person saw another person in sorrow he feel sorry for other who are in pain. The father and a mother never find pleasure if their child suffer from pain. Here, the poet wants to suggests us that, if a human cannot see another person sorrow, if parents cannot bear their child sufferings then how can God bear all these things and cannot do anything. The poet tells us that God is caring for human being as well as the birds & animals, even he cannot see the little wren's suffering. God always trying to gives us joy & pleasure and he gives joy to us becoming a child, and takes our sorrow by being an adult.