322 In whose sweet breast are all the Muses bred:
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ugustus > (Augustus Caesar, 63 BC-14 AD, Emperor of Rome, patron ofVirgil: on whom he is not, incidentally, known to have bestowed thelaurel crown)erst > of old, formerly
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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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