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Emily Dickinson · Poems

Poem 265 of 446 · Second Series: Time and Eternity

Poem 26

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I lived on dread; to those who know The stimulus there is In danger, other impetus Is numb and vital-less.

As 't were a spur upon the soul, A fear will urge it where To go without the spectre's aid Were challenging despair.

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