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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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William Carlos Williams·1883–1963·Beat Generation
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ou who are so mighty,crimson salamander,hear me once more. I lay among the half burned sticksat the edge of the fire.The fiend was creeping in.I felt the cold tips of fingers-- O crimson salamander! Give me one little flame,one!that I may bind itprotectingly about the wristof him that flung me here,here upon the very center!
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