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Emily Dickinson

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When I hoped I feared—
Since I hoped I dared
Everywhere alone
As a Church remain—
Spectre cannot harm—
Serpent cannot charm—
He deposes Doom
Who hath suffered him—

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From The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson | Written c. 1862

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