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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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noun

One who, or that which, accelerates.

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My watch--such a fine English lever!--

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George Herbert·1593–1633
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I left, unbe_liever_, with you.= I brought thee a coat--such a vestment! `'Twas newly constructed by Poole; I've found it a losing in_vestment_-- `Oh! how could I be such a fool?= I told thee I hadn't a "stiver;" `I said I'd been "cutting it fat," And coolly demanded a "fiver,"-- `How thou must have chuckled at that!=
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