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ReadingWillow structured literacy program for Australian students

He put the Belt around my life

Emily Dickinson·1830–1886
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He put the Belt around my lifeI heard the Buckle snap --And turned away, imperial,My Lifetime folding up --Deliberate, as a Duke would doA Kingdom's Title Deed --Henceforth, a Dedicated sort --A Member of the Cloud. Yet not too far to come at call --And do the little ToilsThat make the Circuit of the Rest --And deal occasional smilesTo lives that stoop to notice mine --And kindly ask it in --Whose invitation, know you notFor Whom I must decline?