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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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A PLAINT TO MAN

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Thomas Hardy·1840–1928·naturalism
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HEN you slowly emerged from the den of Time,And gained percipience as you grew,And fleshed you fair out of shapeless slime, Wherefore, O Man, did there come to youThe unhappy need of creating me—A form like your own—for praying to? My virtue, power, utility,Within my maker must all abide,Since none in myself can ever be,
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