The sweeping impact of the French revolution in 1789 .Fell on all the romantics in genetal and P.B Shelley in particular . Shelley's revolutionary gusto as evident in his lyric is a direct outcome of French revolution.He rebelled against the evils and injustice in the 19 th century English society .The common slowgan for the French revolution was Liberty ,Equality , Fraternity.The impact of this slowganis also evident in both the poem "To A Skylark" ,"Ode to the West Wind".
In Blake's "Chimney sweeper" of the 'songs of Innocence volume Blake refers a little Chimney sweeper who has lost his father and mother.His parents sold him to master Chimney sweeper . The Chimney sweeper cry 'weep','weep','weep' is a parody of child's mumbling of 'sweep'.The speaker in the poem is Chimney sweeper and his friend is 'Tom Dacre' curly hair and white hair is a generalized picture of morbidity suffered by the working class people in England in late 1780s.T he tersh reference of the unhealthy condition of factories and industries by the words like :"coffins Black"," Black","cold" etc .To which the Chimney sweepers like Dick ,Joe and Ned are easy victims.In this poem Blake's tone is tender and gentle.
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