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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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THE AUTHOR TO HER AMERICAN READERS.

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Christina Rossetti·1830–1894·Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood
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y little book seems scarcely to admit of prefatory words: either itwill speak for itself, or all my additions must fail to speak for it. Its reappearance, however, in an American edition, gives me a welcomeopportunity of acknowledging the courtesy and liberality of Messrs.Roberts Brothers, who have arranged with me and with my kind friend andpublisher, Mr. Macmillan, to bring it before the American public.
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