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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 Vixen

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John Clare·1793–1864·Romanticism
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mong the taller wood with ivy hung,The old fox plays and dances round her young.She snuffs and barks if any passes byeAnd swings her tail and turns prepared to fly.The horseman hurries bye, she bolts to see,And turns agen, from danger never free.If any stands she runs among the polesAnd barks and snaps and drives them in the holes.The shepherd sees them and the boy goes byeAnd gets a stick and progs the hole to try.They get all still and lie in safety sureAnd out again when every thing's secureAnd start and snap at blackbirds bouncing byeTo fight and catch the great white butterfly.
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