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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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Elizabeth Barrett Browning·1806–1861
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HE ROMAUNT OF MARGRET 3ISOBEL'S CHILD 15THE ROMAUNT OF THE PAGE 40THE LAY OF THE BROWN ROSARY.FIRST PART 57SECOND PART 63THIRD PART 72FOURTH PART 80A ROMANCE OF THE GANGES 83RHYME OF THE DUCHESS MAY 94THE RHYME 96THE ROMANCE OF THE SWAN'S NEST 132BERTHA IN THE LANE 138LADY GERALDINE'S COURTSHIP 150THE RUNAWAY SLAVE AT PILGRIM'S POINT 192THE CRY OF THE CHILDREN 205A CHILD ASLEEP 213THE FOURFOLD ASPECT 217NIGHT AND THE MERRY MAN.NIGHT 223THE MERRY MAN 224EARTH AND HER PRAISERS 229THE VIRGIN MARY TO THE CHILD JESUS 239AN ISLAND 248THE SOUL'S TRAVELLING 259TO BETTINE, THE CHILD-FRIEND OF GOETHE 270MAN AND NATURE 274A SEA-SIDE WALK 276THE SEA-MEW 278FELICIA HEMANS TO L. E. L. 281L. E. L.'S LAST QUESTION 284
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