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He told how murderers walked the earth Beneath the curse of Cain; With crimson clouds before their eyes, And flames about their brain: For blood has left upon their souls Its everlasting stain!
He told how murderers walked the earth Beneath the curse of Cain; With crimson clouds before their eyes, And flames about their brain: For blood has left upon their souls Its everlasting stain!
Approximate author period: c. 1821 AD · industrial
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- Thomas Hood
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- Approximate author period: c. 1821 AD · industrial
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- A Cyclopædia of Sacred Poetical Quotations (catalogued1888) (1888 AD)
Page 408 · printed citation: Thomas Hood · subject: MURDER
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