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By a departing light

Emily Dickinson

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By a departing light
We see acuter, quite,
Than by a wick that stays.
There's something in the flight
That clarifies the sight
And decks the rays.

Edited by Peter Carter

Added: 2 Apr 2003 | Last Read: 30 Aug 2008 3:35 PM | Viewed: 5511 times

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