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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
nd still she bowed herself, and stoopedInto the vast waste calm;Till her bosom's pressure must have madeThe bar she leaned on warm,And the lilies lay as if asleepAlong her bended arm.