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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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Paul Laurence Dunbar·1872–1906·modernist literature
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be'n down in ole KentuckyFur a week er two, an' say,'T wuz ez hard ez breakin' oxenFur to tear myse'f away.Allus argerin' 'bout fren'shipAn' yer hospitality--Y' ain't no right to talk about itTell you be'n down there to see. See jest how they give you welcomeTo the best that's in the land,Feel the sort o' grip they give youWhen they take you by the hand.Hear 'em say, "We 're glad to have you,Better stay a week er two;"An' the way they treat you makes youFeel that ev'ry word is true. Feed you tell you hear the buttonsCrackin' on yore Sunday vest;Haul you roun' to see the wondersTell you have to cry for rest.Drink yer health an' pet an' praise youTell you git to feel ez greatEz the Sheriff o' the countyEz the Gov'ner o' the State. Wife, she sez I must be crazy'Cause I go on so, an' NelseHe 'lows, "Goodness gracious! daddy,Cain't you talk about nuthin' else?"Well, pleg-gone it, I 'm jes' tickled,Bein' tickled ain't no sin;I be'n down in ole Kentucky,An' I want o' go ag'in.
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