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For largest Woman's Hearth I knew

by Emily Dickinson

For largest Woman's Hearth I knew —

'Tis little I can do —

And yet the largest Woman's Heart

Could hold an Arrow — too —

And so, instructed by my own,

I tenderer, turn Me to.

This poem is in the public domain.

“For largest Woman's Hearth I knew” by Emily Dickinson — quilloak.com/poems/for-largest-womans-hearth-i-knew

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