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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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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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Amy Lowell·1874–1925
o the murex-fishersdrench you as they pass?Do your roots drag up colourfrom the sand?Have they slipped gold under you;rivets of gold? Band of iris-flowersabove the waves,You are painted blue,painted like a fresh prowstained among the salt weeds.