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The Right To Perish Might Be Thought

Emily Dickinson

1692

The right to perish might be thought
An undisputed right-
Attempt it, and the Universe
Upon the opposite
Will concentrate its officers-
You cannot even die
But nature and mankind must pause
To pay you scrutiny.

(C) Emily Dickinson
01/01/2000


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