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In the first stanza from William Blake’s the chimney sweeper how does the speaker get his job

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Answer: He is sold to his employer by his father

Explanation:( gradpoint)

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Answer: The boy's father sold him to somebody who runs a chimney-cleaning business.

Explanation:After all, he tells us straight up that because his father sold him, he sweeps chimneys, and sleeps in soot.

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