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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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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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The Firetail's Nest

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John Clare·1793–1864·Romanticism
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Tweet" pipes the robin as the cat creeps byHer nestling young that in the elderns lie,And then the bluecap tootles in its glee,Picking the flies from orchard apple tree,And "pink" the chaffinch cries its well-known strain,Urging its kind to utter "pink" again,While in a quiet mood hedgesparrows tryAn inward stir of shadowed melody.Around the rotten tree the firetail mournsAs the old hedger to his toil returns,Chopping the grain to stop the gap close byThe hole where her blue eggs in safety lie.Of everything that stirs she dreameth wrongAnd pipes her "tweet tut" fears the whole day long.
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