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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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When the birds came down and met in council to

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Elizabeth Bishop·1911–1979
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ard the prize, it was given to the eagle, because that eird had not only gone up nearer to the sun than anyef the other birds, but it had carried the linnet on itsvack,.
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