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Blake Bites: Mind-Forg’d Manacles
William Blake's "London" includes one of his most famous lines. This video short explores its meaning.

William Blake’s poem “London” from Songs of Experience is the source of a number of striking phrases. What is the source, then, for the phrase “mind-forg’d manacles” and what do they refer to?