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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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simply

Part of SpeechadverbPronunciation/sim-plee/Used In Literature ↓

In a simple manner; without complication or difficulty. It can also mean

In a Sentence

She simply forgot to bring her lunch to school today, so she had to buy something from the cafeteria.

Origin

From Old French

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Poetry examples for simply

Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.