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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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HASAN.

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Samuel Johnson·1709–1784
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ARAZA.In that black day, when slaughter'd thousands fellAround these fatal walls, the tide of warBore me victorious onward, where DemetriusTore, unresisted, from the giant handOf stern Sebalias, the triumphant crescent,And dash'd the might of Asam from the ramparts.There I became, nor blush to make it known,The captive of his sword. The coward Greeks,Enrag'd by wrongs, exulting with success,Doom'd me to die with all the Turkish captains;But brave Demetrius scorn'd the mean revenge,And gave me life.-- HASAN.Do thou repay the gift,Lest unrewarded mercy lose its charms.Profuse of wealth, or bounteous of success,When heav'n bestows the privilege to bless,Let no weak doubt the gen'rous hand restrain;For when was pow'r beneficent in vain? [_Exeunt._
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