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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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Canto V.

8 lines
Arthur Hugh Clough·1819–1861
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here is a city, upbuilt on the quays of the turbulent Arno,Under Fiesole's heights,--thither are we to return?There is a city that fringes the curve of the inflowing waters,Under the perilous hill fringes the beautiful bay,--Parthenope, do they call thee?--the Siren, Neapolis, seatedUnder Vesevus's hill,--are we receding to thee?--Sicily, Greece, will invite, and the Orient;--or are we turn toEngland, which may after all be for its children the best?
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