The eagle never lost so much time as when he submitted to learn of the crow - William Blake

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The eagle never lost so much time as when he submitted to learn of the crow

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About William Blake

William Blake (November 28 1757 – August 12 1827) was an English poet, Christian mystic, painter, printmaker, and engraver.

Biography information from Wikiquote · Portrait adapted from Wikimedia Commons, Thomas Phillips (Public domain / CC0)

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Alternative Names: W. Blake • Uil'iam Bleik • Blake
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Little Fly,
Thy summer's play
My thoughtless hand
Has brushed away. Am not I
A fly like thee?
Or art not thou
A man like me? For I dance,
And drink, and sing,
Till some blind hand
Shall brush my wing.
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