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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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BRIDAL BIRTH

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Dante Gabriel Rossetti·1828–1882·Symbolism
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s when desire, long darkling, dawns, and firstThe mother looks upon the new-born child,Even so my Lady stood at gaze and smiledWhen her soul knew at length the Love it nursed.Born with her life, creature of poignant thirstAnd exquisite hunger, at her heart Love layQuickening in darkness, till a voice that dayCried on him, and the bonds of birth were burst. Now, shielded in his wings, our faces yearnTogether, as his fullgrown feet now rangeThe grove, and his warm hands our couch prepare:Till to his song our bodiless souls in turnBe born his children, when Death's nuptial changeLeaves us for light the halo of his hair.
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