Read the poem: “The Mountain”

by Emily Dickinson

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American Literature – American Poetry – Emily Dickinson
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The Mountain

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The mountain sat upon the plain

In his eternal chair,

His observation omnifold,

His inquest everywhere.

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The seasons prayed around his knees,

Like children round a sire:

Grandfather of the days is he,

Of dawn the ancestor.

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American Literature – American Poetry – Emily Dickinson

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