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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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THE LAWYERS' WAYS

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Paul Laurence Dunbar·1872–1906·modernist literature
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've been list'nin' to them lawyersIn the court house up the street,An' I 've come to the conclusionThat I'm most completely beat.Fust one feller riz to argy,An' he boldly waded inAs he dressed the tremblin' pris'nerIn a coat o' deep-dyed sin. Why, he painted him all overIn a hue o' blackest crime,An' he smeared his reputationWith the thickest kind o' grime,Tell I found myself a-wond'rin',In a misty way and dim,How the Lord had come to fashionSich an awful man as him. Then the other lawyer started,An' with brimmin', tearful eyes,Said his client was a martyrThat was brought to sacrifice.An' he give to that same pris'nerEvery blessed human grace,Tell I saw the light o' virtueFairly shinin' from his face. Then I own 'at I was puzzledHow sich things could rightly be;An' this aggervatin' questionSeems to keep a-puzzlin' me.So, will some one please inform me,An' this mystery unroll--How an angel an' a devilCan persess the self-same soul?
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