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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
ASPIRATION, by EMILY DICKINSON Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: We never know how high we are Last Line: For fear to be a king. Subject(s): Religion; Theology | |||
WE never know how high we are Till we are called to rise; And then, if we are true to plan, Our statures touch the skies. The heroism we recite Would be a daily thing, Did not ourselves the cubits warp For fear to be a king. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...MYSTIC BOUNCE by TERRANCE HAYES MATHEMATICS CONSIDERED AS A VICE by ANTHONY HECHT UNHOLY SONNET 11 by MARK JARMAN SHINE, PERISHING REPUBLIC by ROBINSON JEFFERS THE COMING OF THE PLAGUE by WELDON KEES A LITHUANIAN ELEGY by ROBERT KELLY FAITH' IS A FINE INVENTION by EMILY DICKINSON |
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