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The mountain sat upon the plain
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The mountain sat upon the plain
In his eternal chair,
His observation omnifold,
His inquest everywhere.
The seasons prayed around his knees,
Like children round a sire:
Grandfather of the days is he,
Of dawn the ancestor.
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MLA
Dickinson, Emily. “The mountain sat upon the plain.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/64/.
Chicago
Dickinson, Emily. “The mountain sat upon the plain.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/64/.
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