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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 students were very active in class discussions, asking many thoughtful questions.”

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IV. Claude to Eustace,--from Bellaggio.

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Arthur Hugh Clough·1819–1861
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have returned and found their names in the book at Como.Certain it is I was right, and yet I am also in error.Added in feminine hand, I read, By the boat to Bellaggio.--So to Bellaggio again, with the words of he writing to aid me.Yet at Bellaggio I find no trace, no sort of remembrance.So I am here, and wait, and know every hour will remove them.
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