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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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Phocion 27

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Arthur Hugh Clough·1819–1861
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pon the place of speaking. So having read the king’s letters, in which he declared he was satisfied himself that these menwere traitors, however, they being a free city, he willinglyaccorded them the grace of trying and judging them accordingto their own laws, Clitus brought in his prisoners. Everyrespectable citizen, at the sight of Phocion, covered up his face,and stooped down to conceal his tears. And one of them hadthe courage to say, that since the king had committed so im- portant a cause to the judgment of the people, it would be well that the strangers, and those of servile condition, should with-draw. But the populace would not endure it, crying out they - were oligarchs, and enemies to the liberty of the people, anddeserved to be stoned; after which no man durst offer anything
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