The Mind
I many times thought peace had come
The Mind
I many times thought peace had come,
When peace was far away;
As wrecked men deem they sight the land
At centre of the sea,
And struggle slacker, but to prove,
As hopelessly as I,
How many the fictitious shores
Before the harbor lie.
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MLA
Dickinson, Emily. “I many times thought peace had come.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/161/.
Chicago
Dickinson, Emily. “I many times thought peace had come.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/161/.
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