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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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Transcriber’s Note:

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Matthew Arnold·1822–1888
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his version of the text cannot represent certain typographical effects.Italics are delimited with the ‘_’ character as _italic_. Footnotes have been moved to follow the paragraphs in which they arereferenced. This text includes both the ten essays in the ‘First Series’ and thenine essays of the ‘Second Series’. The Table of Contents numbers themconsectively from I. to XIX. However the essay headings for the secondseries retain their original numbering from I. to IX. There is nodistinguishing separation between the two series, save by that. Theheadings have been retained as printed. Minor errors, attributable to the printer, have been corrected. Pleasesee the transcriber’s note at the end of this text for details regardingthe handling of any textual issues encountered during its preparation. [Illustration: MATTHEW ARNOLD.]
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