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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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noun

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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Mat. Lie in a water-bearer’s house ! A gentleman

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Ben Jonson·1572–1637
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ob. What, Tib, shew this gentleman up to thecaptain. [Tib shews Master Mat. into the house. ]You should ha’ some now, would take this Mr. Mat-thew to be a gentleman at the least. His father is anhonest man, a worshipful fishmonger, and so forth:and now does he creep and wriggle into acquaintancewith all the brave gallants about the town, such asmv guest is. O, my guest is a fine man ! he doesswear the legiblest of any man christened : by StGeorge — the foot of Pharaoh — the body of me — as Iam a gentleman — and a soldier ; such dainty oaths !and withal, he does take this same filthy roguish to-bacco, the finest and cleanliest ! it would do a mangood to see the fume come forth out at’s tonnels !Well, he owes me forty shillings, my wife lent himout of her purse bv six-pence a time, besides hislodging; I would I had it. I shall ha’ it, he says,the next action. Helter skelter, hang sorrow, *care'llkill a cat, up-tails all, and a louse for the hangman.
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