The Voice that stands for Floods to me
Is sterile borne to some —
The Face that makes the Morning mean
Glows impotent on them —
What difference in Substance lies
That what is Sum to me
By other Financiers be deemed
Exclusive Property!
(Emily Dickinson)
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