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William Blake's "Garden of Love" In William Blake's Garden of Love, published in 1794, the speaker shows that from day one of any persons life, nothing remains uniform. That life is always in a state of change, disarray, and inconsistency. The speaker tries to do this by bringing you to a state of being and realization of the church, nature, and sentimental meaning. He accomplishes this task thoroughly by using many different poetic forms such as …

…binding with briars my joys and desires", it has the allusion to Christ on the cross. The briars, a thorny rose type bush, represents the crown of thorns worn on Christ head. That somehow Christ's love was now turning to death, and he had no one to turn to, except his God, for comfort. Like the speaker, that found joy in his garden, he can now only seek the compassion of his own God, nature.