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Emily Dickinson

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The pungent atom in the Air
Admits of no debate—
All that is named of Summer Days
Relinquished our Estate—

For what Department of Delight
As positive are we
As Limit of Dominion
Or Dams—of Ecstasy—

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From The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson | Written c. 1871

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