Death & Dying
A deed knocks first at thought
Death & Dying
A deed knocks first at thought,
And then it knocks at will.
That is the manufacturing spot,
And will at home and well.
It then goes out an act,
Or is entombed so still
That only to the ear of God
Its doom is audible.
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MLA
Dickinson, Emily. “A deed knocks first at thought.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/155/.
Chicago
Dickinson, Emily. “A deed knocks first at thought.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/155/.
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