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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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BOOK I.

24 lines
Coventry Patmore·1823–1896
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. SAINT VALENTINE'S DAYII. WIND AND WAVEIII. WINTERIV. BEATAV. THE DAY AFTER TO-MORROWVI. TRISTITIAVII. THE AZALEAVIII. DEPARTUREIX. EURYDICEX. THE TOYSXI. TIRED MEMORYXII. MAGNA EST VERITASXIII. 1867XIV. 'IF I WERE DEAD'XV. PEACEXVI. A FAREWELLXVII. 1880-85.XVIII. THE TWO DESERTSXIX. CREST AND GULFXX. 'LET BE!'XXI. 'FAINT YET PURSUING'XXII. VICTORY IN DEFEATXVIII. REMEMBERED GRACEXXIV. VESICA PISCIS
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