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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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One who, or that which, accelerates.

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COYOTE AND THE TURKEYS ROLL

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Elizabeth Bishop·1911–1979
ack, he went back to where the turkeys were and saidto them: “Now, my grandchildren, this is something new. —You watch me go inside this sack, and when I aminside, tie it fast and roll me down the hill.” At the foot of the hill the turkeys untied the sack,and Coyote walked up the hill with them. Then hesaid: “Now you little ones get into this sack and I willroll you down the hill, so you can see how fine it is.” The young turkeys went into the sack, and Coyotetied it and rolled them down hill. The young turkeyslaughed, so the older ones thought they would try ittoo. Coyote untied the sack and the young turkeyscame out. When Coyote went to the top of the hill and in-vited the older turkeys to get into the sack and rolldown hill too, they all went in, about sixty in number.As he started the sack rolling down the hill, he toldthe young turkeys to stay on the hill, as they wouldsoon come up. When the sack reached the foot of the hill this time,