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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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take up the gauntlet

Part of Speechverb

To accept a challenge.

In a Sentence

“He doesn't read Greek, but he took up the gauntlet and did his best to understand the letter, anyway.”

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