Religion
Immortal is an ample word
Religion
Immortal is an ample word
When what we need is by,
But when it leaves us for a time,
'T is a necessity.
Of heaven above the firmest proof
We fundamental know,
Except for its marauding hand,
It had been heaven below.
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MLA
Dickinson, Emily. “Immortal is an ample word.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/407/.
Chicago
Dickinson, Emily. “Immortal is an ample word.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/407/.
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