Religion
Father, I bring thee not myself, --
Religion
Father, I bring thee not myself, --
That were the little load;
I bring thee the imperial heart
I had not strength to hold.
The heart I cherished in my own
Till mine too heavy grew,
Yet strangest, heavier since it went,
Is it too large for you?
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MLA
Dickinson, Emily. “Father, I bring thee not myself, --.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/349/.
Chicago
Dickinson, Emily. “Father, I bring thee not myself, --.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/349/.
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