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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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‘Truth,’ Said a Traveller

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Stephen Crane·1871–1900·literary realism
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Truth," said a traveller,"Is a rock, a mighty fortress;Often have I been to it,Even to its highest tower,From whence the world looks black.""Truth," said a traveller,"Is a breath, a wind,A shadow, a phantom;Long have I pursued it,But never have I touchedThe hem of its garment."And I believed the second traveller;For truth was to meA breath, a wind,A shadow, a phantom,And never had I touchedThe hem of its garment.
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