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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, MUSTAPHA.

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Samuel Johnson·1709–1784
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USTAPHA.By what enchantment does this lovely GreekHold in her chains the captivated sultan?He tires his fav'rites with Irene's praise,And seeks the shades to muse upon Irene;Irene steals, unheeded, from his tongue,And mingles, unperceiv'd, with ev'ry thought. CALI.Why should the sultan shun the joys of beauty,Or arm his breast against the force of love?Love, that with sweet vicissitude relievesThe warriour's labours and the monarch's cares.But, will she yet receive the faith of Mecca? MUSTAPHA.Those pow'rful tyrants of the female breast,Fear and ambition, urge her to compliance;Dress'd in each charm of gay magnificence,Alluring grandeur courts her to his arms,Religion calls her from the wish'd embrace,Paints future joys, and points to distant glories. CALI.Soon will th' unequal contest be decided.Prospects, obscur'd by distance, faintly strike;Each pleasure brightens, at its near approach,And ev'ry danger shocks with double horrour.
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