The Mind

I bet with every Wind that blew

by Emily Dickinson 1830–1886

From The Single Hound (1914)

The Mind

I bet with every Wind that blew, till Nature in chagrin
Employed a Fact to visit me and scuttle my Balloon!

MLA

Dickinson, Emily. “I bet with every Wind that blew.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/669/.

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Dickinson, Emily. “I bet with every Wind that blew.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/669/.

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