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— William Blake

Does the Eagle know what is in the pit?

Or wilt thou go ask the Mole:

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Some Eyes Condemn

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Edward Thomas
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OME eyes condemn the earth they gaze upon:Some wait patiently till they know far moreThan earth can tell them: some laugh at the wholeAs folly of another's making: oneI knew that laughed because he saw, from coreTo rind, not one thing worth the laugh his soulHad ready at waking: some eyes have begunWith laughing; some stand startled at the door. Others, too, I have seen rest, question, roll,Dance, shoot. And many I have loved watchingSomeI could not take my eyes from till they turnedAnd loving died. I had not found my goal.But thinking of your eyes, dear, I becomeDumb: for they flamed, and it was me they burned.
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