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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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The Fool's Song

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William Carlos Williams·1883–1963·Beat Generation
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tried to put a bird in a cage.O fool that I am!For the bird was Truth.Sing merrily, Truth: I tried to putTruth in a cage! And when I had the bird in the cage,O fool that I am!Why, it broke my pretty cage.Sing merrily, Truth; I tried to putTruth in a cage! And when the bird was flown from the cage,O fool that I am!Why, I had nor bird nor cage.Sing merrily, Truth: I tried to putTruth in a cage!Heigh-ho! Truth in a cage. From "The Birth of Venus," Song Come with us and play!See, we have breasts as women!From your tents by the seaCome play with us: it is forbidden! Come with us and play!Lo, bare, straight legs in the water!By our boats we stay,Then swimming awayCome to us: it is forbidden! Come with us and play!See, we are tall as women!Our eyes are keen:Our hair is bright:Our voices speak outright:We revel in the sea's green!Come play:It is forbidden!
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