The Tyger

William Blake

          Tyger Tyger, burning bright,                     In the forests of the                     night; What immortal hand or                     eye, Could frame thy fearful symmetry? In what distant                     deeps or skies.                     Burnt                     the fire of thine eyes?                     On what wings                     dare he aspire?                     What                     the hand, dare seize the fire?                     And what                     shoulder, & what art,                     Could twist the                     sinews of thy heart?                     And when                     thy heart began to beat.                     What dread hand? & what dread feet?                     What the hammer? what the chain,                     In what furnace                     was thy brain?                     What the                     anvil? what dread grasp.                     Dare its deadly terrors clasp?                                          When the stars                     threw down their spears                     And water'd heaven with their tears:                     Did he                     smile his work to see?                     Did                     he who made the Lamb make thee?                                          Tyger Tyger burning bright,                     In the                     forests of the night:                     What immortal hand or eye,                                         Dare frame thy fearful symmetry?