Death & Dying
Could mortal lip divine
Death & Dying
Could mortal lip divine
The undeveloped freight
Of a delivered syllable,
'T would crumble with the weight.
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MLA
Dickinson, Emily. “Could mortal lip divine.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/292/.
Chicago
Dickinson, Emily. “Could mortal lip divine.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/292/.
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