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.

Stephen Crane,
1905

The Black Riders and Other Lines: XV || The Black Riders and Other Lines: XVII
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