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Emily Dickinson

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There is strength in proving that it can be borne
Although it tear—
What are the sinews of such cordage for
Except to bear
The ship might be of satin had it not to fight—
To walk on seas requires cedar Feet

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From The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson | Written c. 1867

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