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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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816. Ful anguisshous than is, god woot--quod she--

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Geoffrey Chaucer·1343–1400
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20-833.--B. ii. pr. 4. 109-117. *836. Ther is no verray wele in this world here.B. ii. pr. 4. 130. 1219. And now swetnesse semeth more swete.--B. iii. met. 1. 4. 1261. Benigne Love, thou holy bond of thinges.--B. ii. met. 8. 9-11. 1625-8. For of Fortunes sharp adversitee, &c.--B. ii. pr. 4. 4-7. 1691-2. Feicitee.--B. iii. pr. 2. 55. 1744-68. Love, that of erthe and see hath governaunce, &c.B. ii. met. 8. 9-11; 15, 16; 3-8; 11-14; 17, 18. TROILUS: BOOK IV. *1-7. (Fortune's changes, her wheel, and her scorn).--B. ii. pr. 1. 12;met. 1. 1, 5-10; pr. ii. 37. (But note, that ll. 1-3 are really due to the_Filostrato_, Bk. iii. st. 94; and ll. 6, 7 are copied from _Le Roman de laRose_, 8076-9). 200. cloud of errour.--B. iii. met. 11. 7.
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