We were eighteen ships that day.
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2 With hawsers strong and taut,The weaker lashed to port, On we sailed, two by two —That if either a bolt should feelCrash through caldron or wheel,Fin of bronze or sinew of steel,
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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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