The Mind
Reverse cannot befall that fine Prosperity
From The Single Hound (1914)
The Mind
Reverse cannot befall that fine Prosperity
Whose sources are interior.
As soon Adversity
A diamond overtake,
In far Bolivian ground;
Misfortune hath no implement
Could mar it, if it found.
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MLA
Dickinson, Emily. “Reverse cannot befall that fine Prosperity.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/709/.
Chicago
Dickinson, Emily. “Reverse cannot befall that fine Prosperity.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/709/.
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