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Title: The Harlot's House Author: Oscar Wilde [More Titles by Wilde] We caught the tread of dancing feet, Inside, above the din and fray, Like strange mechanical grotesques, We watched the ghostly dancers spin Like wire-pulled automatons, Then took each other by the hand, Sometimes a clockwork puppet pressed Sometimes a horrible marionette Then, turning to my love, I said, But she--she heard the violin, Then suddenly the tune went false, And down the long and silent street, -THE END- GO TO TOP OF SCREEN |