XVII.
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Great characters upon the rock’s high face Slowly we saw, in the dim dawning light; ‘MEN THAT WERE Makers, * far up we couldtrace,
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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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