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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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RETURN OF THE HEROES

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Siegfried Sassoon·1886–1967
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A lady watches from the crowd,__Enthusiastic, flushed, and proud._ "Oh! there's Sir Henry Dudster! Such a splendid leader!How pleased he looks! What rows of ribbons on his tunic!Such dignity ... Saluting ... (_Wave your flag ... now, Freda!_) ...Yes, dear, I saw a Prussian General once,--at Munich. "Here's the next carriage!... Jack was once in Leggit's Corps;That's him!... I think the stout one is Sir Godfrey Stoomer.They must feel sad to know they can't win any moreGreat victories!... Aren't they glorious men?... so full of humour!"
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