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Emily Dickinson · Poems

Poem 182 of 446 · Second Series: Love

Poem 10

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A charm invests a face Imperfectly beheld, -- The lady dare not lift her veil For fear it be dispelled.

But peers beyond her mesh, And wishes, and denies, -- Lest interview annul a want That image satisfies.

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