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Auguries of Innocence Suffering Quotes

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Quote #4

Every Tear from Every Eye
Becomes a Babe in Eternity.
This is caught by Females bright
And return'd to its own delight. (67-70)

This is another complex mini-poem in itself, but basically it's saying that suffering is eventually redeemed. Sorrow will give birth to delight, at some point.

Quote #5

The Bleat, the Bark, Bellow & Roar
Are Waves that Beat on Heaven's Shore. (71-72)

This might mean that the cries of suffering and anger experienced on earth lead to some sort of reaction in heaven—probably redemption.

Quote #6

The Strongest Poison ever known
Came from Caesar's Laurel Crown. (97-98)

Blake is restating the old principle that absolute power corrupts absolutely, and the desire for power is particularly poisonous.