Living
So proud she was to die
Living
So proud she was to die
It made us all ashamed
That what we cherished, so unknown
To her desire seemed.
So satisfied to go
Where none of us should be,
Immediately, that anguish stooped
Almost to jealousy.
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MLA
Dickinson, Emily. “So proud she was to die.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/421/.
Chicago
Dickinson, Emily. “So proud she was to die.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/421/.
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