Read the poem: “The Rat”

by Emily Dickinson

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American Literature – American Poetry – Emily Dickinson
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The Rat

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The rat is the concisest tenant.

He pays no rent, —

Repudiates the obligation,

On schemes intent.

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Balking our wit

To sound or circumvent,

Hate cannot harm

A foe so reticent.

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Neither decree

Prohibits him,

Lawful as

Equilibrium.

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American Literature – American Poetry – Emily Dickinson

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