Religion
God permits industrious angels
Religion
God permits industrious angels
Afternoons to play.
I met one, -- forgot my school-mates,
All, for him, straightway.
God calls home the angels promptly
At the setting sun;
I missed mine. How dreary marbles,
After playing Crown!
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MLA
Dickinson, Emily. “God permits industrious angels.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/92/.
Chicago
Dickinson, Emily. “God permits industrious angels.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/92/.
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