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THE BLACK RIDERS: 4 by STEPHEN CRANE

Poet Analysis

First Line: YES, I HAVE A THOUSAND TONGUES
Last Line: BUT IS DEAD IN MY MOUTH.
Subject(s): LIES;
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.


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