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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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Language: English

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John Donne·1572–1631
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**START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK DEATH BE NOT PROUD*** This audio reading of Death Be Not Proud is read by Andrew Miller,Annie Coleman,Dreama Lynn,Graham Williams,Kristin Hughes,Kymm Zuckert,Laura Fox,Martin Clifton,Peter Yearsley,Robert Garrison,Tina Tilney Contents # Version 1 - 00:01:33Read by: Andrew Miller # Version 2 - 00:01:32Read by: Annie Coleman # Version 3 - 00:01:25Read by: Dreama Lynn # Version 4 - 00:01:49Read by: Graham Williams # Version 5 - 00:01:10Read by: Kristin Hughes # Version 6 - 00:01:14Read by: Kymm Zuckert # Version 7 - 00:01:36Read by: Laura Fox # Version 8 - 00:01:00Read by: Martin Clifton # Version 9 - 00:01:34Read by: Peter Yearsley # Version 10 - 00:01:42Read by: Robert Garrison # Version 11 - 00:01:24Read by: Tina Tilney Librivox Audio Recording Public Domain Certification: The person or persons who have associated work with this document (the"Dedicator" or "Certifier") hereby either (a) certifies that, to thebest of his knowledge, the work of authorship identified is in thepublic domain of the country from which the work is published, or (b)hereby dedicates whatever copyright the dedicators holds in the work ofauthorship identified below (the "Work") to the public domain. Acertifier, moreover, dedicates any copyright interest he may have in theassociated work, and for these purposes, is described as a "dedicator"below. A certifier has taken reasonable steps to verify the copyright status ofthis work. Certifier recognizes that his good faith efforts may notshield him from liability if in fact the work certified is not in thepublic domain. Dedicator makes this dedication for the benefit of the public at largeand to the detriment of the Dedicator's heirs and successors. Dedicatorintends this dedication to be an overt act of relinquishment inperpetuity of all present and future rights under copyright law, whethervested or contingent, in the Work. Dedicator understands that suchrelinquishment of all rights includes the relinquishment of all rightsto enforce (by lawsuit or otherwise) those copyrights in the Work. Dedicator recognizes that, once placed in the public domain, the Workmay be freely reproduced, distributed, transmitted, used, modified,built upon, or otherwise exploited by anyone for any purpose, commercialor non-commercial, and in any way, including by methods that have notyet been invented or conceived.
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