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Emily Dickinson (1830–86). Complete Poems. 1924.

Part Five: The Single Hound

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PAPA above!

Regard a Mouse

O’erpowered by the Cat;

Reserve within thy Kingdom

A “mansion” for the Rat!

Sung in seraphic cupboards

To nibble all the day,

While unsuspecting cycles

Wheel pompously away.