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    The Black Riders and Other Lines
    The Black Riders and Other Lines
    The Black Riders and Other Lines
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    The Black Riders and Other Lines

    By Stephen Crane

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    PublisherArchive Classics
    Release dateJan 1, 1974
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    Stephen Crane

    Stephen Crane (1871 - 1900) was a war correspondent, novelist, short story writer and poet. He is the author of Maggie, The Red Badge of Courage, George's Mother and The Black Riders. Ernest Hemingway on The Red Badge of Courage: "One of the finest books of our literature…it is all as much of one piece as a great poem is."

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      The Black Riders and Other Lines - Stephen Crane

      THE BLACK RIDERS AND OTHER LINES

      This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at http://www.gutenberg.org/license.

      Title: The Black Riders and Other Lines

      Author: Stephen Crane

      Release Date: September 17, 2012 [EBook #40786]

      Language: English

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      THE BLACK RIDERS AND

      OTHER LINES

      BY STEPHEN CRANE

      PRIVATELY REPRINTED

      BY COURTESY OF SMALL,

      MAYNARD & COMPANY

      Copyright, 1905, by Copeland & Day

      I

      Black Riders came from the sea.

      There was clang and clang of spear and shield,

      And clash and clash of hoof and heel,

      Wild shouts and the wave of hair

      In the rush upon the wind:

      Thus the ride of Sin.

      II

      Three little birds in a row

      Sat musing.

      A man passed near that place.

      Then did the little birds nudge each other.

      They said, He thinks he can sing.

      They threw back their heads to laugh,

      With quaint countenances

      They regarded him.

      They were very curious,

      Those three little birds in a row.

      III

      In the desert

      I saw a creature, naked, bestial,

      Who, squatting upon the ground,

      Held his heart in his hands,

      And ate of it.

      I said, Is it good, friend?

      It is bitter--bitter, he answered;

      "But I like it

      Because it is bitter,

      And because it is my heart."

      IV

      Yes, I have a thousand tongues,

      And nine and ninety-nine lie.

      Though I strive to use the one,

      It will make no melody at my will,

      But is dead in my mouth.

      V

      Once there came a man

      Who said,

      Range me all men of the world in rows.

      And instantly

      There was terrific clamor among the people

      Against being ranged in rows.

      There was a loud quarrel, world-wide.

      It endured for

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