Read the poem: “Talk with prudence to a beggar”

by Emily Dickinson

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American Literature – American Poetry – Emily Dickinson
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Talk with prudence to a beggar

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Talk with prudence to a beggar

Of ‘Potosi’ and the mines!

Reverently to the hungry

Of your viands and your wines!

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Cautious, hint to any captive

You have passed enfranchised feet!

Anecdotes of air in dungeons

Have sometimes proved deadly sweet!

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American Literature – American Poetry – Emily Dickinson

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