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

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Love Cannot Die

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John Clare·1793–1864·Romanticism
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n crime and enmity they lieWho sin and tell us love can die,Who say to us in slander's breathThat love belongs to sin and death.From heaven it came on angel's wingTo bloom on earth, eternal spring;In falsehood's enmity they lieWho sin and tell us love can die. Twas born upon an angel's breast.The softest dreams, the sweetest rest,The brightest sun, the bluest sky,Are love's own home and canopy.The thought that cheers this heart of mineIs that of love; love so divineThey sin who say in slander's breathThat love belongs to sin and death. The sweetest voice that lips contain,The sweetest thought that leaves the brain,The sweetest feeling of the heart--There's pleasure in its very smart.The scent of rose and cinnamonIs not like love remembered on;In falsehood's enmity they lieWho sin and tell us love can die.
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