by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886)
Of Tolling Bell I ask
Language: English
Of Tolling Bell I ask the cause? "A Soul has gone to Heaven" I'm answered in a lonesome tone - Is Heaven then a Prison? That Bells should ring till all should know A Soul had gone to Heaven Would seem to me - the more the way A Good News should be given -
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Authorship:
- by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886), no title, written 1865 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
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Set in a modified version by Paul Wehage.
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This text was added to the website: 2020-04-27
Line count: 15
Word count: 55