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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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The chatter of a death-demon from a tree-top

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Stephen Crane·1871–1900·literary realism
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he chatter of a death-demon from a tree-top Blood -- blood and torn grass --Had marked the rise of his agony --This lone hunter.The grey-green woods impassiveHad watched the threshing of his limbs. A canoe with flashing paddle,A girl with soft searching eyes,A call: "John!". . . . .Come, arise, hunter!Can you not hear? The chatter of a death-demon from a tree-top.
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