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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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AN ITINERANT MUSICIAN.

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Samuel Johnson·1709–1784
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hillips! whose touch harmonious could removeThe pangs of guilty power and hapless love,Rest here; distress'd by poverty no more,Find here that calm thou gav'st so oft before;Sleep undisturb'd within this peaceful shrine,Till angels wake thee with a note like thine. [Footnote 1: 'Claude Phillips:' a Welsh travelling fiddler, greatlyadmired.] * * * * *
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