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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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Sion College MS. (Shirley's).--I.

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Geoffrey Chaucer·1343–1400
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.--Trinity College, Cambridge, R. 3. 20.--IV. VII (part); VIII. X. XIII.(two copies); XIV. XV. XVIII. Th.--W. Thynne's edition, 1532.--III. XV. XVII., &c. Tn.--Tanner 346, Bodleian Library.--II. III. IV. V. VII. XVIII. Trin.--Trinity College, Cambridge, R. 3. 19.--II. V. Trinity College, Cambridge, R. 14. 51.--XIV. XV. Conversely, I here give a list of the Poems in the present volume, shewingfrom which MSS. each one is derived. I mention first the MSS. of mostimportance. I also note the number of lines in each piece.
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