Ended, ere it begun -, par Emily Dickinson

Emily Dickinson

Ended, ere it begun -

The Title was scarcely told

When the Preface perished from Consciousness

The Story, unrevealed -

Had it been mine, to print!

Had it been yours, to read!

That it was not Our privilege

The interdict of God -

#Americans #Women #XIXCentury

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