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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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PASTORAL

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Edna St. Vincent Millay·1892–1950
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f it were only still!--With far away the shrillCrying of a cock;Or the shaken bellFrom a cow's throatMoving through the bushes;Or the soft shockOf wizened apples fallingFrom an old treeIn a forgotten orchardUpon the hilly rock! Oh, grey hill,Where the grazing herdLicks the purple blossom,Crops the spiky weed!Oh, stony pasture,Where the tall mulleinStands up so sturdyOn its little seed!
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