The Mind
The missing All prevented me
From The Single Hound (1914)
The Mind
The missing All prevented me
From missing minor things.
If nothing larger than a World's
Departure from a hinge,
Or Sun's extinction be observed,
'Twas not so large that I
Could lift my forehead from my work
For curiosity.
Cite this poem
MLA
Dickinson, Emily. “The missing All prevented me.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/744/.
Chicago
Dickinson, Emily. “The missing All prevented me.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/744/.
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