"Many workmen Built a huge ball of masonry Upon a mountain-… - Stephen Crane

"Many workmen Built a huge ball of masonry Upon a mountain-top. Then they went to the valley below, And turned to behold their work. "It is grand," they said; They loved the thing. Of a sudden, it moved: It came upon them swiftly; It crushed them all to blood. But some had opportunity to squeal."

Stephen Crane

The Black Riders and Other Lines · October 1, 1998 Verified in 1 source Sign up to see the complete provenance

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Stephen Crane (1 November 1871 – 5 June 1900) was an American novelist, poet and journalist.

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