Arts & Sciences
I never lost as much but twice
Arts & Sciences
I never lost as much but twice,
And that was in the sod;
Twice have I stood a beggar
Before the door of God!
Angels, twice descending,
Reimbursed my store.
Burglar, banker, father,
I am poor once more!
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MLA
Dickinson, Emily. “I never lost as much but twice.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/114/.
Chicago
Dickinson, Emily. “I never lost as much but twice.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/114/.
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