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Poetry Library

— Stephen Crane

I stood upon a high place,

And saw, below, many devils

Running, leaping,

And carousing in sin.

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An universal consternation:

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Samuel Johnson·1709–1784
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is bloody eyes he hurls round, his sharp pawsTear up the ground; then runs he wild about,Lashing his angry tail, and roaring out.Beasts creep into their dens, and tremble there;Trees, though no wind is stirring, shake with fear;Silence and horror fill the place around;Echo itself dares scarce repeat the sound. COWLEY.
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