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Emily Dickinson

Emily Dickinson

Love XXVIII. a charm invests a face

Part Three: Love

 
                    XXVIII
 
A CHARM invests a face  
Imperfectly beheld,—  
The lady dare not lift her veil  
For fear it be dispelled.  
 
But peers beyond her mesh,
And wishes, and denies,—  
Lest interview annul a want  
That image satisfies.

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