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Amherst / Massachusetts

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I Lived On Dread

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I lived on Dread—
To Those who know
The Stimulus there is
In Danger—Other impetus
Is numb—and Vitalless—

As 'twere a Spur—upon the Soul—
A Fear will urge it where
To go without the Sceptre's aid
Were Challenging Despair.

Emily Dickinson

Monday, January 13, 2003

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* Sunprincess * 26 September 2015

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