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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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LOVE AND HOPE

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Dante Gabriel Rossetti·1828–1882·Symbolism
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less love and hope. Full many a withered yearWhirled past us, eddying to its chill doomsday;And clasped together where the blown leaves lay,We long have knelt and wept full many a tear.Yet lo! one hour at last, the Spring's compeer,Flutes softly to us from some green byeway:*Those years, those tears are dead, but only they:--Bless love and hope, true soul; for we are here. Cling heart to heart; nor of this hour demandWhether in very truth, when we are dead,Our hearts shall wake to know Love's golden headSole sunshine of the imperishable land;Or but discern, through night's unfeatured scope,Scorn-fired at length the illusive eyes of Hope. *[sic]
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