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The Day came slow—till Five o’clock

Emily Dickinson

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MLA (Modern Language Association) Format:

Dickinson, Emily. “The Day came slow—till Five o’clock.” Poetry X. Ed. Jough Dempsey. 25 Aug 2004. 05 Dec. 2008 <http://poetry.poetryx.com/poems/3125/>.

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