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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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IN FAUSTUM. XVI.

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Christopher Marlowe·1564–1593·English Renaissance theatre
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That youth," said Faustus, "hath a lion seen,Who from a dicing-house comes moneyless."But when he lost his hair, where had he been?I doubt me, he[477] had seen a lioness. FOOTNOTES: [477] So MS. and eds. B, C. Not in Isham copy or ed. A.
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