Religion
When I hoped I feared
Religion
When I hoped I feared,
Since I hoped I dared;
Everywhere alone
As a church remain;
Spectre cannot harm,
Serpent cannot charm;
He deposes doom,
Who hath suffered him.
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MLA
Dickinson, Emily. “When I hoped I feared.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/154/.
Chicago
Dickinson, Emily. “When I hoped I feared.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/154/.
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