The Mind
The Soul that hath a Guest
From The Single Hound (1914)
The Mind
The Soul that hath a Guest,
Doth seldom go abroad,
Diviner Crowd at home
Obliterate the need,
And courtesy forbid
A Host's departure, when
Upon Himself be visiting
The Emperor of Men!
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MLA
Dickinson, Emily. “The Soul that hath a Guest.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/730/.
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Dickinson, Emily. “The Soul that hath a Guest.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/730/.
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