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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 RETURN FROM TOWN

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Edna St. Vincent Millay·1892–1950
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s I sat down by Saddle StreamTo bathe my dusty feet there,A boy was standing on the bridgeAny girl would meet there. As I went over Woody KnobAnd dipped into the hollow,A youth was coming up the hillAny maid would follow. Then in I turned at my own gate,--And nothing to be sad for--To such a man as any wifeWould pass a pretty lad for.
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