The Encounter
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ll the while they were talking the new moralityHer eyes explored me.And when I arose to goHer fingers were like the tissueOf a Japanese paper napkin.
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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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