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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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"The Lass With The Delicate Air"

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John Clare·1793–1864·Romanticism
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imid and smiling, beautiful and shy,She drops her head at every passer bye.Afraid of praise she hurries down the streetsAnd turns away from every smile she meets.The forward clown has many things to sayAnd holds her by the gown to make her stay,The picture of good health she goes along,Hale as the morn and happy as her song.Yet there is one who never feels a fearTo whisper pleasing fancies in her ear;Yet een from him she shuns a rude embrace,And stooping holds her hands before her face,--She even shuns and fears the bolder wind,And holds her shawl, and often looks behind.
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