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LA MORGUE – the Seine and the slum cast up their nameless offering to the unhallowed alters.

LA MORGUE La Morgue in the heart of Paris. Like a worm in the heart of a rose. Tawdry, shameless and sordid ; a temple of unloved dead. Where the travesty of human life is exalted. Where the Seine and … Continue reading

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A Vision Of Twilight – by Archibald Lampman

By a void and soundless river On the outer edge of space, Where the body comes not ever, But the absent dream hath place, Stands a city, tall and quiet, And its air is sweet and dim; Never sound of … Continue reading

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