by Stephen Crane (1871 - 1900)
Yes, I have a thousand tongues
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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.
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- by Stephen Crane (1871 - 1900), no title, appears in The Black Riders and Other Lines, no. 4, first published 1895 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
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