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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, MAHOMET.

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Samuel Johnson·1709–1784
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ALI.Long be the sultan bless'd with happy love!My zeal marks gladness dawning on thy cheek,With raptures, such as fire the pagan crowds,When, pale and anxious for their years to come,They see the sun surmount the dark eclipse,And hail, unanimous, their conqu'ring god.
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