The Poems of Emily Dickinson, Variorum Edition, Franklin, 1998
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A Mien to move a Queen -Half Child - Half Heroine - An Orleans in the eye That puts it's manner by For humbler CompanyWhen none are near Even a Tear - It's frequent Visitor - A Bonnet like a Duke - And yet a Wren's PerukeWere not so shy Of Goer by - And Hands - so slight, They would elate a sprite With merriment -A Voice that alters - Low And on the ear can go Like Let of Snow - Or shift supreme - As tone of RealmOn Subjects Diadem -Too small - to fear - Too distant - to endear - And so Men Compromise - And Men - too Brigadier -And just - revere -