(OLD) London Quotes Flashcards
Shows the narrator’s prespective and how man has paved out paths
I wander through each charted street
Shows the complete depression everyone is scarred with
Marks of weakness, marks of woe
Shows the insanity on of people and how restricted they are
The mind-forged manacles I hear
Shows the poorest suffering and the soldiers used as mindless puppets.
Chimney sweeper’s cry…hapless soldier’s sigh
Plagues the marriage hearse
Repeat it to yourself.
Shows how affected the community is due to corruption
In every cry of every man
In every infant’s cry of fear
In every voice, in every ban
Suggests the guilt the monarchy holds due to it falling downwards
Runs in blood down palace walls
Shows that prostitution is the norm despite being believing that it’s wrong
How the youthful harlot’s curse
Semantic field of misfortune due to the time
But most through midnight streets I hear