Emily Dickinson - The Malay—took the Pearl

Emily Dickinson - The Malay—took the Pearl

452 br br The Malay—took the Pearl— br Not—I—the Earl— br I—feared the Sea—too much br Unsanctified—to touch— br br Praying that I might be br Worthy—the Destiny— br The Swarthy fellow swam— br And bore my Jewel—Home— br br Home to the Hut! What lot br Had I—the Jewel—got— br Borne on a Dusky Breasty— br I had not deemed a Vest br Of Amber—fit— br br The Negro never knew br I—wooed it—too— br To gain, or be undone— br Alike to Him—One—br br Emily Dickinsonbr br


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