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William Blake

Does the Eagle know what is in the pit?

Or wilt thou go ask the Mole:

Can Wisdom be put in a silver rod?

Or Love in a golden bowl?

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Chapter 39 of 44

Chapter XXXIX

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THE YANKEE'S FIGHT WITH THE KNIGHTS

Home again, at Camelot. A morning or two later I found the paper, damp from the press, by my plate at the breakfast table. I turned to the advertising columns, knowing I should find something of personal interest to me there. It was this:

DE PAR LE ROI.

Know that the great lord and illus-trious Knight, SIR SAGRAMOR LEDESIROUS having condescended tomeet the King’s Minister, Hank Mor-gan, the which is surnamed The Boss,for satisfgction of offence anciently given,these wilL engage in the listsby Camelot about the fourth hour of themorning of the sixteenth day of thisnext succeeding month. The battlewiil be a l outrance, sith the said offencewas of a deadly sort, admitting of nocommmon Position.

DE PAR LE ROI

Clarence's editorial reference to this affair was to this effect:

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