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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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94. Here’s his Health in Water

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Robert Burns·1759–1796·Romanticism
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LTHO’ my back be at the wa’, And tho’ he be the fautor;Altho’ my back be at the wa’, Yet, here’s his health in water.O wae gae by his wanton sides, Sae brawlie’s he could flatter;Till for his sake I’m slighted sair, And dree the kintra clatter:But tho’ my back be at the wa’, And tho’ he be the fautor;But tho’ my back be at the wa’, Yet here’s his health in water!
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