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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 PATH

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Paul Laurence Dunbar·1872–1906·modernist literature
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here are no beaten paths to Glory's height,There are no rules to compass greatness known;Each for himself must cleave a path alone,And press his own way forward in the fight.Smooth is the way to ease and calm delight,And soft the road Sloth chooseth for her own;But he who craves the flower of life full-blown,Must struggle up in all his armor dight!What though the burden bear him sorely downAnd crush to dust the mountain of his pride,Oh, then, with strong heart let him still abide;For rugged is the roadway to renown,Nor may he hope to gain the envied crown,Till he hath thrust the looming rocks aside.
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