166. Epitaph for William Nicol, High School, Edinburgh
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E maggots, feed on Nicol’s brain, For few sic feasts you’ve gotten;And fix your claws in Nicol’s heart, For deil a bit o’t’s rotten.
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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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