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Poetry Library

— Stephen Crane

I stood upon a high place,

And saw, below, many devils

Running, leaping,

And carousing in sin.

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INTRODUCTION.

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Coventry Patmore·1823–1896
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HERE could be but one answer to the suggestion of Mr. Coventry Patmorethat his “Angel in the House” might usefully have a place in this“National Library.” The suggestion was made with the belief that wideand cheap diffusion would not take from the value of a copyright libraryedition, while the best use of writing is fulfilled by the spreading ofverse dedicated to the sacred love of home. The two parts of the Poemappeared in 1854 and 1856, were afterwards elaborately revised, and havesince obtained a permanent place among the Home Books of the EnglishPeople. Our readers will join, surely, in thanks to the author for thepresent he has made us.
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