by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886)
Beauty be not caused, ‑ it is
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Beauty be not caused, - it is; Chase it and it ceases, Chase it not and it abides, Overtake the creases in the meadow when the wind runs its long fingers through it? Deity will see to it that you never do it.
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- by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886), no title, appears in Further poems of Emily Dickinson, first published 1929 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
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