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The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson by Emily Dickinson
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The Malay—took the Pearl—
Not—I—the Earl—
I—feared the Sea—too much
Unsanctified—to touch—

Praying that I might be
Worthy—the Destiny—
The Swarthy fellow swam—
And bore my Jewel—Home—

Home to the Hut! What lot
Had I—the Jewel—got—
Borne on a Dusky Breasty—
I had not deemed a Vest
Of Amber—fit—

The ***** never knew
I—wooed it—too—
To gain, or be undone—
Alike to Him—One—
Book: The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson by Emily Dickinson
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