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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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PARADISE LOST.

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Samuel Johnson·1709–1784
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The Persons_. Moses, προλογίζει, recounting how he assumed his true body; that itcorrupts not, because it is with God in the mount; declares the like ofEnoch and Elijah; besides the purity of the place, that certain purewinds, dews, and clouds, preserve it from corruption; whence exhorts tothe sight of God; tells they cannot see Adam in the state of innocence,by reason of their sin. Justice, Mercy, Wisdom } debating what should become of man, if he fall.
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