by Stephen Crane (1871 - 1900)
I saw a man pursuing the horizon
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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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- by Stephen Crane (1871 - 1900), no title, appears in The Black Riders and Other Lines, no. 24, first published 1895 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
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