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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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RELIGION

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Paul Laurence Dunbar·1872–1906·modernist literature
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am no priest of crooks nor creeds,For human wants and human needsAre more to me than prophets' deeds;And human tears and human caresAffect me more than human prayers. Go, cease your wail, lugubrious saint!You fret high Heaven with your plaint.Is this the "Christian's joy" you paint?Is this the Christian's boasted bliss?Avails your faith no more than this? Take up your arms, come out with me,Let Heav'n alone; humanityNeeds more and Heaven less from thee.With pity for mankind look 'round;Help them to rise--and Heaven is found.
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