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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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V. Mary Trevellyn to Miss Roper,--from Florence.

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Arthur Hugh Clough·1819–1861
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earest Miss Roper,--Alas! we are all at Florence quite safe, andYou, we hear, are shut up! indeed, it is sadly distressing!We were most lucky, they say, to get off when we did from the troubles.Now you are really besieged; they tell us it soon will be over;Only I hope and trust without any fight in the city.Do you see Mr. Claude?--I thought he might do something for you.I am quite sure on occasion he really would wish to be useful.What is he doing? I wonder;--still studying Vatican marbles?Letters, I hope, pass through. We trust your brother is better.
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