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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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Edmund Spenser·1552–1599
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herewith the knight thence marchedforth in hast,Whiles Una, with huge heavinesse op-prest,Could not for sorrow follow him so fast ;And soone he came, as he the place hadhest,Whereas that Pagan proud him selfe didrestIn secret shadow by a fountaine side:Even he it was, that earst would havesupprestFaire Una; whom when Satyrane espide,With foule reprochfull words he boldlyhim defide. THE FAERIE’ QUEENE. [BOOK I. XLI. (i WEASEL G And ae, ‘ Arise, thou cursed Mis-creau That hast ‘with knightlesse guile, andtrecherous train, Faire knighthood fowly shamed, and do-est vaunt
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