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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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noun

One who, or that which, accelerates.

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VII

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Thomas Hardy·1840–1928·naturalism
ye; all was hushed. The about-to-fire fired not,The aimed-at moved away in trance-lipped song.One checkless regiment slung a clinching shotAnd turned. The Spirit of Irony smirked out, “What?Spoil peradventures woven of Rage and Wrong?”