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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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TO ONE WHO MIGHT HAVE BORNE A MESSAGE

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Edna St. Vincent Millay·1892–1950
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ad I known that you were goingI would have given you messages for her,Now two years dead,Whom I shall always love. As it is, should she entreat you how it goes with me,You must reply, as well as with most, you fancy;That I love easily, and pass the time.And she will not know how all day long betweenMy life and me her shadow intervenes,A young thin girl,Wearing a white skirt and a purple sweaterAnd a narrow pale blue ribbon about her hair. I used to say to her, “I love youBecause your face is such a pretty color,No other reason.”But it was not true. Oh, had I only known that you were going,I could have given you messages for her!
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