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— Stephen Crane

I looked here;

I looked there;

Nowhere could I see my love.

And--this time--

…

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NINTH ANTIPHONE

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Algernon Charles Swinburne·1837–1909
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n that hour thou shalt say to the night,Come down and cover us;To the cloud on thy left and thy right,Be thou spread over us;A snare shall be as thy mother,And a curse thy bride;Thou shalt put her away, and anotherShall lie by thy side. Thou shalt neither rise up by dayNor lie down by night;Would God it were dark! thou shalt say;Would God it were light!And the sight of thine eyes shall be madeAs the burning of fire;And thy soul shall be sorely afraidFor thy soul's desire. Ye whom your lords loved well,Putting silver and gold on you,The inevitable hellShall surely take hold on you;Your gold shall be for a token,Your staff for a rod;With the breaking of bands ye are broken,Saith the Lord God.
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