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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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"It was wrong to do this," said the angel

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Stephen Crane·1871–1900·literary realism
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It was wrong to do this," said the angel."You should live like a flower,Holding malice like a puppy,Waging war like a lambkin." "Not so," quoth the manWho had no fear of spirits;"It is only wrong for angelsWho can live like the flowers,Holding malice like the puppies,Waging war like the lambkins."
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