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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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A person whose profession is acting on the stage, in films, or on television.

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

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IN THE PERSON OF WOMANKIND.

18 lines
Ben Jonson·1572–1637
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EN, if you love us, play no moreThe fools or tyrants with your friends,To make us still sing o’er and o’erOur own false praises, for your ends:We have both wits and fancies too,And, if we must, let’s sing of you. Nor do we doubt but that we can,If we would search with care and pain,Find some one good in some one man;So going thorough all your strain,We shall, at last, of parcels makeOne good enough for a song’s sake. And as a cunning painter takes,In any curious piece you see,More pleasure while the thing he makes,Than when ’tis made—why so will we.And having pleased our art, we’ll tryTo make a new, and hang that by.
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