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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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One who, or that which, accelerates.

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He who is imprisoned in evil does not escape from

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W.S. Merwin·1927–2019
f you are not going to change your route, whychange your guide? The less a creature thinks he is, the more he bears.And if he thinks he is nothing, he bears all. I saw a dead man. And I was little, little, little...My God, what a great thing a dead man is! Yes, one must suffer, even in vain, so as not tohave lived in vain. 30