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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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Holy Sonnet XVII: Since She Whom I Loved

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John Donne·1572–1631
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ince she whom I loved hath paid her last debtTo Nature, and to hers, and my good is dead,And her soul early into heaven ravished,Wholly on heavenly things my mind is set.here the admiring her my mind did whetTo seek thee, God; so streams do show the head;But though I have found thee, and thou my thirst hast fed,a holy thristy dropsy melts me yet.But why should I beg more love, whenas thouDost woo my soul, for hers offering all thine:And dost not only fear lest I allowMy love to saints and angels, things divine,but in they tender jealousy dost doubtlest the world, flesh, yea, devil put thee out.
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