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The difference between Despair
And Fear - is like the One
Between the instant of a Wreck
And when the Wreck has been -

The Mind is smooth - no Motion -
Contented as the Eye
Upon the Forehead of a Bust -
That knows - it cannot see -

c. 1862

© Emily Dickinson
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The Sun Is but a Morning Star. Anthology of American Literature. Edited by Albena Bakratcheva. Varna: LiterNet, 2008-2010