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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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adjective

Engaged in or ready for action; characterized by energetic work, thought, or speech.

“The students were very active in class discussions, asking many thoughtful questions.”

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Coventry Patmore·1823–1896

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hey safely walk in darkest waysWhose youth is lighted from above,Where, through the senses’ silvery haze,Dawns the veil’d moon of nuptial love.Who is the happy husband? HeWho, scanning his unwedded life,Thanks Heaven, with a conscience free,’Twas faithful to his future wife.

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