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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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VENUS VICTRIX

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Dante Gabriel Rossetti·1828–1882·Symbolism
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ould Juno's self more sovereign presence wearThan thou, 'mid other ladies throned in grace?--Or Pallas, when thou bend'st with soul-stilled faceO'er poet's page gold-shadowed in thy hair?Dost thou than Venus seem less heavenly fairWhen o'er the sea of love's tumultuous tranceHovers thy smile, and mingles with thy glanceThat sweet voice like the last wave murmuring there? Before such triune loveliness divineAwestruck I ask, which goddess here most claimsThe prize that, howsoe'er adjudged, is thine?Then Love breathes low the sweetest of thy names;And Venus Victrix to my heart doth bringHerself, the Helen of her guerdoning.
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