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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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421. Epitaph on a Lap-dog

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Robert Burns·1759–1796·Romanticism
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N wood and wild, ye warbling throng, Your heavy loss deplore;Now, half extinct your powers of song, Sweet Echo is no more.  Ye jarring, screeching things around, Scream your discordant joys;Now, half your din of tuneless sound With Echo silent lies.
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