Death & Dying
That short, potential stir
Death & Dying
That short, potential stir
That each can make but once,
That bustle so illustrious
'T is almost consequence,
Is the eclat of death.
Oh, thou unknown renown
That not a beggar would accept,
Had he the power to spurn!
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MLA
Dickinson, Emily. “That short, potential stir.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/87/.
Chicago
Dickinson, Emily. “That short, potential stir.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/87/.
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