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

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In Darkness

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Amy Lowell·1874–1925
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ust all of worth be travailled for, and thoseLife's brightest stars rise from a troubled sea?Must years go by in sad uncertaintyLeaving us doubting whose the conquering blows,Are we or Fate the victors? Time which showsAll inner meanings will reveal, but weShall never know the upshot. Ours to beWasted with longing, shattered in the throes,The agonies of splendid dreams, which dayDims from our vision, but each night brings back;We strive to hold their grandeur, and essayTo be the thing we dream. Sudden we lackThe flash of insight, life grows drear and gray,And hour follows hour, nerveless, slack.
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