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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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Before The Paling Of The Stars

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Christina Rossetti·1830–1894·Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood
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efore the winter morn,Before the earliest cock crow,Jesus Christ was born:Born in a stable,Cradled in a manger,In the world his hands had madeBorn a stranger. Priest and king lay fast asleepIn Jerusalem;Young and old lay fast asleepIn crowded Bethlehem;Saint and angel, ox and ass,Kept a watch togetherBefore the Christmas daybreakIn the winter weather. Jesus on his mother's breastIn the stable cold,Spotless lamb of God was he,Shepherd of the fold:Let us kneel with Mary maid,With Joseph bent and hoary,With saint and angel, ox and ass,To hail the King of Glory.
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