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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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Footnote 10:

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Oliver Goldsmith·1728–1774
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r. Douglas, Canon of Windsor (afterwards Bishop of Salisbury), aningenious Scotch gentleman, who has no less distinguished himself asa citizen of the world, than a sound critic, in detecting severalliterary mistakes (or rather forgeries) of his countrymen;particularly Lauder on Milton, and Bower's "History of the Popes."
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