Lyric Poem · Love

"Faithful to the end" Amended

by Emily Dickinson

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1"Faithful to the end" Amended

2From the Heavenly Clause —

3Constancy with a Proviso

4Constancy abhors —

5"Crowns of Life" are servile Prizes

6To the stately Heart,

7Given for the Giving, solely,

8No Emolument.

9 —

10"Faithful to the end" Amended

11From the Heavenly clause —

12Lucrative indeed the offer

13But the Heart withdraws —

14"I will give" the base Proviso —

15Spare Your "Crown of Life" —

16Those it fits, too fair to wear it —

17Try it on Yourself —

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Poem: "Faithful to the end" Amended
Poet: Emily Dickinson
Length: 17 lines
Form: Lyric Poem
Themes: Love

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Author record: Emily Dickinson1830–1886
Source record: PoetryDB"Faithful to the end" Amended by emily-dickinson, PoetryDB transcription
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