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THE BLACK RIDERS: 16 by STEPHEN CRANE

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First Line: CHARITY, THOU ART A LIE
Last Line: THROUGH THY FORM OF SUDDEN SHADOWS.

Charity thou art a lie,
A toy of women,
A pleasure of certain men.
In the presence of justice,
Lo, the walls of the temple
Are visible
Through thy form of sudden shadows.




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