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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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There was a man who lived a life of fire

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Stephen Crane·1871–1900·literary realism
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here was a man who lived a life of fire.Even upon the fabric of time,Where purple becomes orangeAnd orange purple,This life glowed,A dire red stain, indelible;Yet when he was dead,He saw that he had not lived.
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