When the Astronomer Stops Seeking, par Emily Dickinson

Emily Dickinson

When the Astronomer Stops Seeking

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When the Astronomer stops seeking

For his Pleiad’s Face—

When the lone British Lady

Forsakes the Arctic Race

When to his Covenant Needle

The Sailor doubting turns—

It will be amply early

To ask what treason means.

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