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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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TO AN APRIL DAISY

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John Clare·1793–1864·Romanticism
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elcome, old Comrade! peeping once again;Our meeting ’minds me of a pleasant hour:Spring’s pencil pinks thee in that blushy stain,And Summer glistens in thy tinty flower. Hail, Beauty’s Gem! disdaining time nor place;Carelessly creeping on the dunghill’s side;Demeanour’s softness in thy crimpled faceDecks thee in beauties unattain’d by pride. Hail, ’Venturer! once again that fearless hereEncampeth on the hoar hill’s sunny side;Spring’s early messenger! thou’rt doubly dear;And winter’s frost by thee is well supplied. Now winter’s frowns shall cease their pelting rage,But winter’s woes I need not tell to thee;Far better luck thy visits well presage,And be it thine and mine that luck to see. Ah, may thy smiles confirm the hopes they tellTo see thee frost-bit I’d be griev’d at heart;I meet thee happy, and I wish thee well,Till ripening summer summons us to part. Then like old mates, or two who’ve neighbours been,We’ll part, in hopes to meet another year;And o’er thy exit from this changing sceneWe’ll mix our wishes in a tokening tear.
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