The Complete Poetry and Prose of William Blake

Who is Mary of the William Bond poem from The Complete Poetry and Prose of William Blake and what is their importance?

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Mary of the William Bond poem appears in Songs & Ballads. She is a human woman, who could be interpreted as being Mary Bell at a more mature stage of life. Mary hopes to marry William Bond, but as it happens, in the poem named after him, this does not occur because he loves another woman.

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Songs & Ballads