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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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RETORT

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Paul Laurence Dunbar·1872–1906·modernist literature
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Thou art a fool," said my head to my heart,"Indeed, the greatest of fools thou art,To be led astray by the trick of a tress,By a smiling face or a ribbon smart;"And my heart was in sore distress. Then Phyllis came by, and her face was fair,The light gleamed soft on her raven hair;And her lips were blooming a rosy red.Then my heart spoke out with a right bold air:"Thou art worse than a fool, O head!"
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