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Emily Dickinson

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Knock with tremor—
These are Caesars—
Should they be at Home
Flee as if you trod unthinking
On the Foot of Doom—

These receded to accostal
Centuries ago—
Should they rend you with “How are you”
What have you to show?

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From The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson | Written c. 1874

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