ON HEARING MISS THRALE CONSULTING WITH A FRIEND ABOUT A GOWN AND HAT
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ear the gown, and wear the hat,Snatch thy pleasures while they last;Hadst thou nine lives, like a cat,Soon those nine lives would be past. * * * * *
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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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