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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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Dante Gabriel Rossetti·1828–1882·Symbolism
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To _one_ it is ten years of years. . . Yet now, here in this place,Surely she leaned o'er me,--her hairFell all about my face . . .Nothing: the Autumn-fall of leaves.The whole year sets apace.) [Illustration: "Surely she leaned o'er me."]
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