Love

A face devoid of love or grace

by Emily Dickinson 1830–1886

Love

A face devoid of love or grace,
A hateful, hard, successful face,
A face with which a stone
Would feel as thoroughly at ease
As were they old acquaintances, --
First time together thrown.

MLA

Dickinson, Emily. “A face devoid of love or grace.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/298/.

Chicago

Dickinson, Emily. “A face devoid of love or grace.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/298/.

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