Forth went the candid man
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My good fool," said a learned bystander,"Your operations are mad." "You are too candid," cried the candid man.And when his stick left the head of thelearned bystanderIt was two sticks.
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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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