The Complete Works of Geoffrey Chaucer/Volume 2
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Adam scriveyn, if ever it thee befalleBoece or Troilus to wryten newe,Under thy lokkes thou most have the scalle,But after my making thou wryte trewe.'Chaucers Wordes unto Adam.
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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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