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He who in Himself believes

Emily Dickinson 1830 (Amherst) – 1886 (Amherst)

He who in Himself believes—
Fraud cannot presume—
Faith is Constancy's Result—
And assumes—from Home—

Cannot perish, though it fail
Every second time—
But defaced Vicariously—
For Some Other Shame—

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 214
Words 32
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Stanza Lengths 4, 4
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