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Poems by Emily Dickinson

Dickinson, Emily (1830-1886)

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[My nosegays are for captives]

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[II. I have no life but this]

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[III. Your riches taught me poverty]

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IV. THE CONTRACT.

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[VI. The way I read a letter's this]

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[VII. Wild nights! Wild nights!]

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IX. POSSESSION.

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[X. A charm invests a face]

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XI. THE LOVERS.

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[XII. In lands I never saw, they say]

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[XIII. The moon is distant from the sea]

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[XIV. He put the belt around my life]

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XV. THE LOST JEWEL.

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[XVI. What if I say I shall not wait?]

IV. TIME AND ETERNITY.

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[X. A charm invests a face]

A charm invests a face
Imperfectly beheld,—
The lady dare not lift her veil
For fear it be dispelled.

But peers beyond her mesh,
And wishes, and denies,—
Lest interview annul a want
That image satisfies.