I Took One Draught Of Life'
1725
I took one Draught of Life-
I'll tell you what I paid-
Precisely an existence-
The market price, they said.
They weighed me, Dust by Dust-
They balanced Film with Film,
Then handed me my Being's worth-
A single Dram of Heaven!
Emily Dickinson
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