by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886)
The World ‑‑ feels Dusty
Language: English
The World -- feels Dusty, When We stop to Die -- We want the Dew -- then -- Honors -- taste dry -- Flags -- vex a Dying face -- But the least Fan Stirred by a friend's Hand -- Cools -- like the Rain -- Mine be the Ministry When thy Thirst comes -- And Hybla Balms -- Dews of Thessaly, to fetch --
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Text Authorship:
- by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886), from Thomas H. Johnson's edition of The Poems of Emily Dickinson, first published 1955 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
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This text was added to the website: 2010-09-06
Line count: 12
Word count: 52