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The Black Riders and Other Lines

The Black Riders and Other Lines

The Black Riders and Other Lines is a book of poetry written by American author Stephen Crane . It was first published in 1895 by Copeland & Day.


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“I saw a man pursuing the horizon;
Round and round they sped.”

Source: The Black Riders and Other Lines (1895), XXIV
Context: I saw a man pursuing the horizon;
Round and round they sped.
I was disturbed at this;
I accosted the man.
"It is futile," I said,
"You can never—""You lie," he cried,
And ran on.

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