The University of Virginia Edition of The Works of Stephen Crane Volume X : Poems and Literary Remains |
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[XVI. Charity, thou art a lie]
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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