The Mind
How destitute is he
From The Single Hound (1914)
The Mind
How destitute is he
Whose Gold is firm,
Who finds it every time,
The small stale sum—
When Love, with but a pence
Will so display,
As is a disrespect to India!
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MLA
Dickinson, Emily. “How destitute is he.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/667/.
Chicago
Dickinson, Emily. “How destitute is he.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/667/.
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