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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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But with a speech belched out of hoary darks

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Wallace Stevens·1879–1955
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nd excepting negligible Triton, freeFrom the unavoidable shadow of himselfThat lay elsewhere around him. SeveranceWas clear. The last distortion of romanceForsook the insatiable egotist. The seaSevers not only lands but also selves.
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