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| "Faithful to the end" Amended
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| Written by: | Emily Dickinson (other works)
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| Poem #: | 1357
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| Language: | English
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| Type: | Poetry
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| Preceded by: | The Rat is the concisest Tenant. -1356-
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| Succeeded by: | The Treason of an accent -1358-
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"Faithful to the end" Amended
From the Heavenly Clause --
Constancy with a Proviso
Constancy abhors --
"Crowns of Life" are servile Prizes
To the stately Heart,
Given for the Giving, solely,
No Emolument.
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"Faithful to the end" Amended
From the Heavenly clause --
Lucrative indeed the offer
But the Heart withdraws --
"I will give" the base Proviso --
Spare Your "Crown of Life" --
Those it fits, too fair to wear it --
Try it on Yourself --
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