Read the poem: “The Duel”

by Emily Dickinson

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American Literature – American Poetry – Emily Dickinson
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The Duel

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I took my power in my hand.

And went against the world;

‘T was not so much as David had,

But I was twice as bold.

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I aimed my pebble, but myself

Was all the one that fell.

Was it Goliath was too large,

Or only I too small?

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American Literature – American Poetry – Emily Dickinson

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