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Emily Dickinson · Poems

Poem 257 of 446 · Second Series: Time and Eternity

Poem 18

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Pompless no life can pass away; The lowliest career To the same pageant wends its way As that exalted here. How cordial is the mystery! The hospitable pall A "this way" beckons spaciously, -- A miracle for all!

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