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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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noun

One who, or that which, accelerates.

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conclude

Part of SpeechverbPronunciation/kuhn-KLOOD/Used In Literature ↓

To bring something to an end or finish it. It can also mean to decide something or form an opinion after careful thought or reasoning.

In a Sentence

After hours of debate, the committee decided to conclude the meeting and vote on the proposal next week.

Origin

From Latin concludere "to shut up, enclose, infer, finish", from com- "together" + claudere "to shut".

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Poetry examples for conclude

Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.

Danes, obliged him to desist from the attempt. On this subject, we may,

I think, conclude, that the attack was premature, if the admiral had

good reason to expect the assistance of Denmark, but too long delayed

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