Emily Dickinson

10 December 1830 – 15 May 1886 / Amherst / Massachusetts

The Soul That Hath A Guest

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The Soul that hath a Guest
Doth seldom go abroad—
Diviner Crowd at Home—
Obliterate the need—

And Courtesy forbid
A Host's departure when
Upon Himself be visiting
The Emperor of Men—
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