The Poems of William Blake

Explain the reference to birds in the last stanza of the poem The echoing green by William balck

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Like birds in their nest,
Are ready for rest

The reference to the birds is the nest is symbolic. The nesting birds represent purity and peace.

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The Echoing Green

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