And sheep was paddocked everywhere--
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'Twas like them squatters' cheek!-- And shepherds now, for all they'd care, `Might go to Cooper's Creek.= He said he couldn't use an axe, `And wouldn't if he could;
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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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