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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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noun

One who, or that which, accelerates.

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Cjold is the covering of that stately place.

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Sir Philip Sidney·1554–1586
he_dopre, by which sometimes comes forth her grace/ ^' W Red porphir is, which locke of pearle makes sure, Wliqse porches rich (which riid&e' of ^hedtes endure) • ■ "-^ ^•- Marble, mixt red and white, do enterlace. The wirtdgvyes now, through which this heavenly gues^ Looks over the world, and can find nothing such, Which dare claime from those lights the name of best, Of touch they are, that without touch doth touch, -'>'''' Which Cupid's selfe from Beautie's mine did draw : j Of touch they are, and poore I am their straw,. . ' ■*o " ASTROPHEL AND STELLA,