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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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The Dream

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Edna St. Vincent Millay·1892–1950
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ove, if I weep it will not matter,And if you laugh I shall not care;Foolish am I to think about it,But it is good to feel you there. Love, in my sleep I dreamed of waking,--White and awful the moonlight reachedOver the floor, and somewhere, somewhere,There was a shutter loose,--it screeched! Swung in the wind,--and no wind blowing!--I was afraid, and turned to you,Put out my hand to you for comfort,--And you were gone! Cold, cold as dew, Under my hand the moonlight lay!Love, if you laugh I shall not care,But if I weep it will not matter,--Ah, it is good to feel you there!
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