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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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ROSEMARY

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Edna St. Vincent Millay·1892–1950
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or the sake of some thingsThat be now no moreI will strew rushesOn my chamber-floor,I will plant bergamotAt my kitchen-door. For the sake of dim thingsThat were once so plainI will set a barrelOut to catch the rain,I will hang an iron potOn an iron crane. Many things be dead and goneThat were brave and gay;For the sake of these thingsI will learn to say,"An it please you, gentle sirs,""Alack!" and "Well-a-day!"
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