Read the poem: “Like mighty footlights burned the red”

by Emily Dickinson

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American Literature – American Poetry – Emily Dickinson
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Like mighty footlights burned the red

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Like mighty footlights burned the red

At bases of the trees, —

The far theatricals of day

Exhibiting to these.

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‘T was universe that did applaud

While, chiefest of the crowd,

Enabled by his royal dress,

Myself distinguished God.

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American Literature – American Poetry – Emily Dickinson

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