Manacles are handcuffs such as the police use nowadays to restrain suspects. Blake is referring not to manacles made of steel but created by the mind. That is, for one can be retrained, for example, by fear or shyness etc., and that can restrain you just as effectively as fetters, handcuffs, or manacles.
In the poem "London" by William Blake, the phrase "mind-forged manacles" symbolizes mental chains or constraints that restrict or oppress individuals' thoughts and emotions. It suggests that people in society are trapped by their own narrow perspectives and lack of freedom to think and express themselves freely.
William Blake uses the phrase "mind-forg'd manacles" in his poem "London" to describe the mental constraints and oppressive social conditions that restrict individuals in society. These manacles symbolize the psychological and emotional imprisonment created by the rigid social hierarchies and oppressive structures within London at the time. Blake suggests that people are trapped in a cycle of mental bondage that prevents them from experiencing true freedom and self-expression.
Manacles are a type of handcuffs.
forged in the crucible of war mean
You made a statement that the bills were true, when you knew they were forged.
Coins are struck, not forged, unless by "forged" you mean "counterfeited". There's more information at the Related Question.
Blake means roots in French.
Tigers are fearful and awesome at the same time
I think you mean a shield and it was Hephaestus.
It means when a bird, that is born for happiness... let that sink in.... is put in a cage, William blake is asking, how, in a cage, when he's born for happiness, let that sink in... will the bird sing? To be born from happiness, you don't sit in a CAGE and SING. William blake's question. Why?How can a bird that is born for joy sit in a cage and sing?
Yes, they can be, but the word is sometimes used to mean something that restricts the feet. The more proper term for the foot restrictions is just schackles, but it is used incorrectly with some frequency. The way you can remember the difference is that MANacles comes from the Latin root MANus for hand.
Yes, they can be, but the word is sometimes used to mean something that restricts the feet. The more proper term for the foot restrictions is just schackles, but it is used incorrectly with some frequency. The way you can remember the difference is that MANacles comes from the Latin root MANus for hand.