English Poetry. Stephen Crane. Yes, I have a thousand tongues. Стивен Крейн.

Stephen Crane (Стивен Крейн)

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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.

Stephen Crane’s other poems:

1. With eye and with gesture
2. The ocean said to me once
3. Tell brave deeds of war
4. You tell me this is God?
5. Once I saw mountains angry

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