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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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Forth went the candid man

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Stephen Crane·1871–1900·literary realism
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.