William Blake's father was a hosier.

After matching up all the socks in the draw, I threw away those without a pair.

How do we know that the avouching unknown could not have been sold a gold brick?

Vnto which their misimaginations I say, that it is not one mans worke; although it were Iulius Caesar himselfe, to reduce a whole armie into diuers forms of battle with celeritic when they are to march in the enimies Countrey, or to fight with the Enemie, but that the same must be of necessitie perfourmed by diuers Chiefetains, and higher and lower officers of the armie;