Read the poem: “The Preacher”

by Emily Dickinson

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American Literature – American Poetry – Emily Dickinson
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The Preacher

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He preached upon “breadth” till it argued him narrow, —

The broad are too broad to define;

And of “truth” until it proclaimed him a liar, —

The truth never flaunted a sign.

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Simplicity fled from his counterfeit presence

As gold the pyrites would shun.

What confusion would cover the innocent Jesus

To meet so enabled a man!

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American Literature – American Poetry – Emily Dickinson

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