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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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That Eden of earth’s sunrise cannot vie

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Christina Rossetti·1830–1894·Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood
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our rivers watered Eden in her bliss,But Paradise hath One which perfect isIn sweetnesses. Eden had gold, but Paradise hath goldLike unto glass of splendours manifoldTongue hath not told. Eden had sun and moon to make her bright;But Paradise hath God and Lamb for light,And hath no night. Unspotted innocence was Eden’s best;Great Paradise shows God’s fulfilled behest,Triumph and rest. Hail, Eve and Adam, source of death and shame!New life has sprung from death, and Jesu’s NameClothes you with fame. Hail Adam, and hail Eve! your children riseAnd call you blessed, in their glad surmiseOf Paradise.
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