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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 MEDONTEM. X.

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Christopher Marlowe·1564–1593·English Renaissance theatre
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reat Captain Medon wears a chain of goldWhich at five hundred crowns is valuËd,For that it was his grandsire's chain of old,When great King Henry Boulogne conquerËd.And wear it, Medon, for it may ensue,That thou, by virtue of this massy chain,A stronger town than Boulogne mayst subdue,If wise men's saws be not reputed vain;For what said Philip, king of Macedon?"There is no castle so well fortified, 10But if an ass laden with gold comes on,The guard will stoop, and gates fly open wide."
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