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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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CALI, ABDALLA, DEMETRIUS.

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Samuel Johnson·1709–1784
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EMETRIUS.Now pause, great bassa, from the thoughts of blood,And kindly grant an ear to gentler sounds.If e'er thy youth has known the pangs of absence,Or felt th' impatience of obstructed love,Give me, before th' approaching hour of fate,Once to behold the charms of bright Aspasia,And draw new virtue from her heav'nly tongue. CALI.Let prudence, ere the suit be farther urg'd,Impartial weigh the pleasure with the danger.A little longer, and she's thine for ever. DEMETRIUS.Prudence and love conspire in this request,Lest, unacquainted with our bold attempt,Surprise o'erwhelm her, and retard our flight.
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