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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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THE LOVERS' WALK

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Dante Gabriel Rossetti·1828–1882·Symbolism
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weet twining hedgeflowers wind-stirred in no wiseOn this June day; and hand that clings in hand:--Still glades; and meeting faces scarcely fann'd:--An osier-odoured stream that draws the skiesDeep to its heart; and mirrored eyes in eyes:--Fresh hourly wonder o'er the Summer landOf light and cloud; and two souls softly spann'dWith one o'erarching heaven of smiles and sighs:-- Even such their path, whose bodies lean untoEach other's visible sweetness amorously,--Whose passionate hearts lean by Love's high decreeTogether on his heart for ever true,As the cloud-foaming firmamental blueRests on the blue line of a foamless sea.
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