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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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III. HER HEAVEN

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Dante Gabriel Rossetti·1828–1882·Symbolism
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f to grow old in Heaven is to grow young,(As the Seer saw and said,) then blest were heWith youth forevermore, whose heaven should beTrue Woman, she whom these weak notes have sung.Here and hereafter,--choir-strains of her tongue,--Sky-spaces of her eyes,--sweet signs that fleeAbout her soul's immediate sanctuary,--Were Paradise all uttermost worlds among. The sunrise blooms and withers on the hillLike any hillflower; and the noblest trothDies here to dust. Yet shall Heaven's promise clotheEven yet those lovers who have cherished stillThis test for love:--in every kiss sealed fastTo feel the first kiss and forebode the last.
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