As by the dead we love to sit

As by the dead we love to sit, (1891)
by Emily Dickinson
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5132As by the dead we love to sit, — 88Emily Dickinson

As by the dead we love to sit,
Become so wondrous dear —
As for the lost we grapple
Tho' all the rest are here —

In broken mathematics
We estimate our prize
Vast — in its fading ration
To our penurious eyes!


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