Read the poem: “I lived on dread; to those who know”

by Emily Dickinson

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American Literature – American Poetry – Emily Dickinson
< < < I know that he exists
I’m nobody! Who are you? > > >

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I lived on dread; to those who know

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I lived on dread; to those who know

The stimulus there is

In danger, other impetus

Is numb and vital-less.

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As ‘t were a spur upon the soul,

A fear will urge it where

To go without the spectre’s aid

Were challenging despair.

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< < < I know that he exists
I’m nobody! Who are you? > > >

American Literature – American Poetry – Emily Dickinson

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