Lyric Poem · Hope
When I hoped I feared
When I hoped I feared —
Since I hoped I dared
Everywhere alone
As a Church remain —
Spectre cannot harm —
Serpent cannot charm —
He deposes Doom
Who hath suffered him —
This poem is in the public domain.
“When I hoped I feared” by Emily Dickinson — quilloak.com/poems/when-i-hoped-i-feared
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