167. Epitaph for Mr. William Michie, Schoolmaster
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ERE lie Willie Michie’s banes; O Satan, when ye tak him,Gie him the schulin o’ your weans, For clever deils he’ll mak them!
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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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