此句出自于布莱克的Tyger (老虎)
原文是
When the stars threw down their spears
And water'd heaven with their tears:
Did he smile his work to see?
Did he who made the Lamb make thee?
Tyger和Lamb是Blake在Songs of Innocence and Experience内的经典之作。 所谓 Songs of Innocence and Experience, 其实是两本诗集, 里面每一首诗在另外一本内都相呼应; Tyger作为 Lamb的对应是作者对造物者的疑问; 创造了如此恐怖的老虎的主宰, 是否就是那个创造如此无瑕的羔羊的造物主呢?