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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 MACRUM. XV.

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Christopher Marlowe·1564–1593·English Renaissance theatre
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hou canst not speak yet, Macer; for to speak,Is to distinguish sounds significant:Thou with harsh noise the air dost rudely break;But what thou utter'st common sense doth want,--Half-English words, with fustian terms among,Much like the burden of a northern song.
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