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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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William Carlos Williams·1883–1963·Beat Generation
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wo--twofour--twoeight!Porters in red hats run on narrow platforms.This way ma'm!--important not to takethe wrong train!Lights from the concreteceiling hang crooked but--Poised horizontalon glittering parallels the dingy cylinderspacked with a warm glow--inviting entry--pull against the hour. But brakes canhold a fixed posture till--The whistle!
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