Lyric Poem · Love
"Faithful to the end" Amended
"Faithful to the end" Amended
From the Heavenly Clause —
Constancy with a Proviso
Constancy abhors —
"Crowns of Life" are servile Prizes
To the stately Heart,
Given for the Giving, solely,
No Emolument.
—
"Faithful to the end" Amended
From the Heavenly clause —
Lucrative indeed the offer
But the Heart withdraws —
"I will give" the base Proviso —
Spare Your "Crown of Life" —
Those it fits, too fair to wear it —
Try it on Yourself —
This poem is in the public domain.
“"Faithful to the end" Amended” by Emily Dickinson — quilloak.com/poems/faithful-to-the-end-amended
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