She rose to His Requirement - dropt br The playthings of her Life br To take the honorable Work br Of Woman, and of Wife - br br If aught She missed in Her new Day, br Of Amplitude or Awe - br Or first Prospective - Or the Gold br In using, wear away, br br It lay unmentioned - as the Sea br Develop Pearl, and Weed, br But only to Himself - be known br The Fathoms they abide -br br Emily Dickinsonbr br