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He Ate And Drank The Precious Words

Emily Dickinson

1587

He ate and drank the precious Words-
His Spirit grew robust-
He knew no more that he was poor,
Nor that his frame was Dust-

He danced along the dingy Days
And this Bequest of Wings
Was but a Book-What Liberty
A loosened spirit brings-

(C) Emily Dickinson
01/01/2000


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