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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 Old Year

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John Clare·1793–1864·Romanticism
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he Old Year's gone away To nothingness and night:We cannot find him all the day Nor hear him in the night:He left no footstep, mark or place In either shade or sun:The last year he'd a neighbour's face, In this he's known by none. All nothing everywhere: Mists we on mornings seeHave more of substance when they're here And more of form than he.He was a friend by every fire, In every cot and hall--A guest to every heart's desire, And now he's nought at all. Old papers thrown away, Old garments cast aside,The talk of yesterday, Are things identified;But time once torn away No voices can recall:The eve of New Year's Day Left the Old Year lost to all.
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