ON GEORGE II. AND COLLEY CIBBER, ESQ.
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ugustus still survives in Maro's strain,And Spenser's verse prolongs Eliza's reign;Great George's acts let tuneful Cibber sing,For Nature form'd the poet for the king. * * * * *
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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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