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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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One who, or that which, accelerates.

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And something indistinct he said

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George Herbert·1593–1633
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(I think he meant to swear).= He made a gesture with his hand, `He saw I meant him well; He said he was a shepherd, and `"A takin' of a spell."= He said he was an ill-used bird, `And squatters they might be ------ (He used a very naughty word `Commencing with a D.)= I'd read of shepherds in the lore `Of Thessaly and Greece,
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