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\nALAN TOMLINSON  \n◎ Alan Tomlinson 1987  \nAll rights reserved.No reproduction,copy or transmissionof this publication may be made without written permission.  \nNo paragraph of this publication may be reproduced,copiedor transmitted save with written permission or in accordancewith the provisions of the Copyright Act 1956(as amended).  \nAny person who does any unauthorised act in relation tothis publication may be liable to criminal prosecution andcivil claims for damages.  \nFirst edition 1987  \nPublished by  \nMACMILLAN EDUCATION LTD  \nHoundmills,Basingstoke,Hampshire RG212XSand London  \nCompanies and representativesthroughout the world  \nTypeset by TecSet  \nBritish Library Cataloguing in Publication DataTomlinson,Alan  \nSongs of innocence and songs of experienceby William Blake.—(Macmillan masterguides)  \n1.Blake,William,1757-1827.Songs ofinnocence 2.Blake,William,1757-1827Songs of experience  \n## I.Title\n\n821'.7 PR4144.S63  \nISBN 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