Tell her this And more, — That the king of the seas Weeps t… - Stephen Crane

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Tell her this
And more, — That the king of the seas
Weeps too, old, helpless man.
The bustling fates
Heap his hands with corpses
Until he stands like a child
With surplus of toys.

Stephen Crane

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

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