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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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AT BURY ASSIZES.

11 lines
Samuel Johnson·1709–1784
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t length must Suffolk beauties shine in vain,So long renown'd in B--n's deathless strain?Thy charms at least, fair Firebrace! might inspireSome zealous bard to wake the sleeping lyre;For such thy beauteous mind and lovely face,Thou seem'st at once, bright nymph! a Muse and Grace. [Footnote 1: 'Lady Firebrace:' daughter of P. Bacon, Ipswich, marriedthree times--to Philip Evers, Esq., to Sir Corbell Firebrace, and toWilliam Campbell, uncle of the Duke of Argyle.] * * * * * TO LYCE,
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