Black Riders and Other Lines

Stephen Crane

Play

Length

44 min

Chapters

68

Language

English

Genre

Free Verse

First published

1896

Chapters

1. 1 Black riders came from the seaRead by T. Tilbe 0:42
2. 2 Three little birds in a rowRead by T. Tilbe 0:35
3. 3 In the desertRead by T. Tilbe 0:34
4. 4 Yes, I have a thousand tonguesRead by T. Tilbe 0:28
5. 5 Once there came a manRead by T. Tilbe 0:42
6. 6 God fashioned the ship of the world carefullyRead by T. Tilbe 0:57
7. 7 Mystic shadow, bending near meRead by T. Tilbe 0:33
8. 8 I looked hereRead by T. Tilbe 0:31
9. 9 I stood upon a high placeRead by T. Tilbe 0:27
10. 10 Should the wide world roll awayRead by T. Tilbe 0:31
11. 11 In a lonely placeRead by T. Tilbe 0:37
12. 12 And the sins of the fathers shall be visited upon the heads of the childrenRead by T. Tilbe 0:35
13. 13 If there is a witness to my little lifeRead by T. Tilbe 0:26
14. 14 There was a crimson clash of warRead by T. Tilbe 0:38
15. 15 Tell brave deeds of warRead by T. Tilbe 0:28
16. 16 Charity, thou art a lieRead by T. Tilbe 0:28
17. 17 There were many who went in huddled processionRead by T. Tilbe 0:36
18. 18 In heavenRead by T. Tilbe 0:50
19. 19 A god in wrathRead by T. Tilbe 0:36
20. 20 A learned man came to me onceRead by T. Tilbe 0:36
21. 21 There was, before meRead by T. Tilbe 0:46
22. 22 Once I saw mountains angryRead by T. Tilbe 0:40
23. 23 Places among the starsRead by T. Tilbe 0:38
24. 24 I saw a man pursuing the horizonRead by T. Tilbe 0:30
25. 25 Behold, the grave of a wicked manRead by T. Tilbe 0:44
26. 26 There was set before me a mighty hillRead by T. Tilbe 0:30
27. 27 A youth in apparel that glitteredRead by T. Tilbe 0:44
28. 28 "Truth," said a travellerRead by T. Tilbe 0:47
29. 29 Behold, from the land of the farther sunsRead by T. Tilbe 0:41
30. 30 Supposing that I should have the courageRead by T. Tilbe 0:35
31. 31 Many workmenRead by T. Tilbe 0:37
32. 32 Two or three angelsRead by T. Tilbe 0:30
33. 33 There was one I met upon the roadRead by T. Tilbe 0:49
34. 34 I stood upon a highwayRead by T. Tilbe 0:40
35. 35 A man saw a ball of gold in the skyRead by T. Tilbe 0:39
36. 36 I met a seerRead by T. Tilbe 0:40
37. 37 On the horizon the peaks assembledRead by T. Tilbe 0:26
38. 38 The ocean said to me onceRead by T. Tilbe 0:48
39. 39 The livid lightnings flashed in the cloudsRead by T. Tilbe 0:41
40. 40 And you love meRead by T. Tilbe 0:57
41. 41 Love walked aloneRead by T. Tilbe 0:27
42. 42 I walked in a desertRead by T. Tilbe 0:38
43. 43 There came whisperings in the windsRead by T. Tilbe 0:38
44. 44 I was in the darknessRead by T. Tilbe 0:29
45. 45 Tradition, thou art for suckling childrenRead by T. Tilbe 0:28
46. 46 Many red devils ran from my heartRead by T. Tilbe 0:30
47. 47 "Think as I think," said a manRead by T. Tilbe 0:26
48. 48 Once there was a manRead by T. Tilbe 0:34
49. 49 I stood musing in a black worldRead by T. Tilbe 1:38
50. 50 You say you are holyRead by T. Tilbe 0:26
51. 51 A man went before a strange godRead by T. Tilbe 0:47
52. 52 Why do you strive for greatness, foolRead by T. Tilbe 0:38
53. 53 Blustering godRead by T. Tilbe 1:14
54. 54 "It was wrong to do this," said the angelRead by T. Tilbe 0:37
55. 55 A man toiled on a burning roadRead by T. Tilbe 0:43
56. 56 A man feared that he might find an assassinRead by T. Tilbe 0:26
57. 57 With eye and with gestureRead by T. Tilbe 0:29
58. 58 The sage lectured brilliantlyRead by T. Tilbe 0:39
59. 59 Walking in the skyRead by T. Tilbe 0:30
60. 60 Upon the road of my lifeRead by T. Tilbe 0:55
61. 61 There was a man and a womanRead by T. Tilbe 0:58
62. 62 There was a man who lived a life of fireRead by T. Tilbe 0:30
63. 63 There was a great cathedralRead by T. Tilbe 0:35
64. 64 Friend, your white beard sweeps the groundRead by T. Tilbe 0:32
65. 65 Once, I knew a fine songRead by T. Tilbe 0:39
66. 66 If I should cast off this tattered coatRead by T. Tilbe 0:30
67. 67 God lay dead in heavenRead by T. Tilbe 0:52
68. 68 A spirit spedRead by T. Tilbe 1:00

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