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— Stephen Crane

I stood upon a high place,

And saw, below, many devils

Running, leaping,

And carousing in sin.

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noun

A person whose profession is acting on the stage, in films, or on television.

“The lead actor delivered a powerful performance that moved the entire audience to tears.”

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Sorrow

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Algernon Charles Swinburne·1837–1909
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ORROW, on wing through the world for ever,Here and there for awhile would borrowRest, if rest might haply deliverSorrow. One thought lies close in her heart gnawn thoroughWith pain, a weed in a dried-up river,A rust-red share in an empty furrow. Hearts that strain at her chain would severThe link where yesterday frets to-morrow:All things pass in the world, but neverSorrow.
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