The Mind
If I could tell how glad I was
From The Single Hound (1914)
The Mind
If I could tell how glad I was,
I should not be so glad,
But when I cannot make the Force
Nor mould it into word,
I know it is a sign
That new Dilemma be
From mathematics further off,
Than from Eternity.
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MLA
Dickinson, Emily. “If I could tell how glad I was.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/679/.
Chicago
Dickinson, Emily. “If I could tell how glad I was.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/679/.
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