"When the prophet, a complacent fat man, Arrived at the mou… - Stephen Crane

"When the prophet, a complacent fat man,
Arrived at the mountain-top
He cried: "Woe to my knowledge!
I intended to see good white lands
And bad black lands — But the scene is grey.

Stephen Crane

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white black-and-white morality grey wisdom good-and-evil black gray knowledge

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

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Alternative Names: Johnston Smith

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