GIVE a detailed explanantion of the text of the poem titled "Holy thursday" by william blake
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Holy Thursday’ was first published in 1789. It was included in a poetry collection called Songs of Innocence. However, there is also a poem called ‘Holy Thursday’ in William Blake’s Songs of Experience, which differs from the one in Songs of Innocence. Songs of Innocence consists of 19 poems that portray happy pastoral images and the vulnerability in this innocent perception.
‘Holy Thursday’ depicts a particular ceremony, which takes place in England. In William Blake’s time, ‘Holy Thursday’ was the name given to the ceremony that took place on Ascension Day. On Ascension Day, children from charity schools went to St. Paul’s Cathedral and they took part in a special service in the church. William Blake uses a concrete historical event in order to reflect on human attitudes and poverty in England.
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