His Suit a chance
His Troth a Term
Protracted as the Breeze
Continual Ban propoundeth He
Continual Divorce.
(The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson)
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We trust, in plumed processionFor such, the Angels go --
Rank after Rank, with even feet --
And Uniforms of Snow.
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She could not find her Yes --
And then, I brake my life -- And Lo,
A Light, for her, did solemn glow,
The larger, as her face withdrew --
And could she, further, "No"?
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Truth is such a rare thing, it is a delight to tell it.
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Some Rainbow -- coming from the Fair!
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And with what body do they come?
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There is no Silence in the Earth -- so silent
As that endured
Which uttered, would discourage Nature
And haunt the World.
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