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nd now 'tis time; for their officious haste,Who would before have borne him to the sky,Like eager Romans, ere all rites were past,Did let too soon the sacred eagle fly.[9]
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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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