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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
FROM ALL THE JAILS THE BOYS AND GIRLS, by EMILY DICKINSON Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
Last Line: For such a foe as this
Subject(s): Children; Play
Last Line: For such a foe as this
Subject(s): Children; Play
From all the Jails the Boys and Girls
Ecstatically leap -
Beloved only Afternoon
That Prison doesn't keep
They storm the Earth and stun the Air,
A Mob of solid Bliss -
Alas - that Frowns should lie in wait
For such a Foe as this
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