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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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DIRGE

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Edna St. Vincent Millay·1892–1950
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oys and girls that held her dear,Do your weeping now;All you loved of her lies here. Brought to earth the arrogant brow,And the withering tongueChastened; do your weeping now. Sing whatever songs are sung,Wind whatever wreath,For a playmate perished young,
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