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WAR IS KIND: 37 by STEPHEN CRANE

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First Line: I HAVE SEEN THY FACE AFLAME
Last Line: FOR I CAN THINK OF THEE.

@3I have seen thy face aflame
For love of me,
Thy fair arms go mad,
Thy lips tremble and mutter and rave.
And -- surely --
This should leave a man content?
Thou lovest not me now,
But thou didst love me,
And in loving me once
Thou gavest me an eternal privilege,
For I can think of thee.@1



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