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Emily Dickinson

Emily Dickinson

To Mend Each Tattered Faith

To mend each tattered Faith
There is a needle fair
Though no appearance indicate
’Tis threaded in the Air
 
And though it do not wear
As if it never Tore
’Tis very comfortable indeed
And spacious as before

#Americans #Women #XIXCentury

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