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There Is A Shame Of Nobleness

Emily Elizabeth Dickinson

There is a shame of nobleness
Confronting sudden pelf, --
A finer shame of ecstasy
Convicted of itself.

A best disgrace a brave man feels,
Acknowledged of the brave, --
One more "Ye Blessed" to be told;
But this involves the grave.

(C) Emily Elizabeth Dickinson
03/10/2020


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