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Emily Dickinson (1830–86).  Complete Poems.  1924.

Part One: Life

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WE play at paste,
Till qualified for pearl,
Then drop the paste,
And deem ourself a fool.
The shapes, though, were similar,        5
And our new hands
Learned gem-tactics
Practising sands.

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