Read the poem: “The Past”

by Emily Dickinson

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American Literature – American Poetry – Emily Dickinson
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The Past

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The past is such a curious creature,

   To look her in the face

A transport may reward us,

   Or a disgrace.

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Unarmed if any meet her,

   I charge him, fly!

Her rusty ammunition

   Might yet reply!

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American Literature – American Poetry – Emily Dickinson

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