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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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One who, or that which, accelerates.

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With Bridget and with Nell.

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Sir Philip Sidney·1554–1586
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onest Lover, whatsoever,If in all thy Love there everWas one wav'ring Thought, if thy FlameWere not still even, still the same :Know this, Thou lov'st amiss, And, to love true,Thou must begin again, and love anew. If when she appears i' th' Room,Thou dost not quake and are struck dumb,And in striving this to cover,Dost not speak thy Words twice over,Know this, Thou lov'st amiss,
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