Did life's penurious length

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Did life's penurious length
Written by:Emily Dickinson (other works)
Poem #:1717
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Language:English
Type:Poetry
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Preceded by:Death is like the insect -1716-
Succeeded by:Drowning is not so pitiful -1718-

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Did life's penurious length
Italicize its sweetness,
The men that daily live
Would stand so deep in joy
That it would clog the cogs
Of that revolving reason
Whose esoteric belt
Protects our sanity.













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