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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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BEYOND THE LAST LAMP

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Thomas Hardy·1840–1928·naturalism
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 WHILE rain, with eve in partnership,Descended darkly, drip, drip, drip,Beyond the last lone lamp I passedWalking slowly, whispering sadly,Two linked loiterers, wan, downcast:Some heavy thought constrained each face,And blinded them to time and place.
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