A coward will remain, Sir,
Until the fight is done;
But an immortal hero
Will take his hat, and run!
(The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson)
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Thy sacred emblems to partake --They consecrated bread to take
And thine immortal wine!
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In which the Heart is caught
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Had I not This, or This, I said,
Appealing to Myself,
In moment of prosperity --
Inadequate -- were Life --
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Where every bird is bold to go
And bees abashless play,
The foreigner before he knocks
Must thrust the tears away.
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