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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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intah, summah, snow er shine,Hit's all de same to me,Ef only I kin call you mine,An' keep you by my knee. Ha'dship, frolic, grief er caih,Content by night an' day,Ef only I kin see you whaihYou wait beside de way. Livin', dyin', smiles er teahs,My soul will still be free,Ef only thoo de comin' yeahsYou walk de worl' wid me. Bird-song, breeze-wail, chune er moan,What puny t'ings dey 'll be,Ef w'en I 's seemin' all erlone,I knows yo' hea't 's wid me.
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