She thinks my name is Freddie, you know, but of course it a… - Stephen Crane

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She thinks my name is Freddie, you know, but of course it ain't. I
always tell these people some name like that, because if they got onto
your right name they might use it sometime. Understand?

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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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So it came to pass that as he trudged from the place of blood and wrath his soul changed.

There was a man with tongue of wood
Who essayed to sing,
And in truth it was lamentable.
But there was one who heard
The clip-clapper of this tongue of wood
And knew what the man
Wished to sing,
And with that the singer was content.

Many red devils ran from my heart And out upon the page, They were so tiny The pen could mash them. And many struggled in the ink. It was strange To write in this red muck Of things from my heart.

She thinks my name is Freddie, you know, but of course it ain't. I always tell these people some name like that, because if they got onto your right … - Stephen Crane

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