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is grandeur he derived from heaven alone;For he was great, ere fortune made him so:And wars, like mists that rise against the sun,Made him but greater seem, not greater grow.
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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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