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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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noun

A person whose profession is acting on the stage, in films, or on television.

“The lead actor delivered a powerful performance that moved the entire audience to tears.”

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Grasshoppers

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John Clare·1793–1864·Romanticism
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rasshoppers go in many a thumming springAnd now to stalks of tasseled sow-grass cling,That shakes and swees awhile, but still keeps straight;While arching oxeye doubles with his weight.Next on the cat-tail-grass with farther boundHe springs, that bends until they touch the ground.
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