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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE MARTYRS, by EMILY DICKINSON Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
First Line: Through the straight [or, strait] pass of suffering
Last Line: Wades so, through polar air.
Variant Title(s): Poem: 792;poem: 187
Subject(s): Martyrs
First Line: Through the straight [or, strait] pass of suffering
Last Line: Wades so, through polar air.
Variant Title(s): Poem: 792;poem: 187
Subject(s): Martyrs
THROUGH the straight pass of suffering
The martyrs even trod,
Their feet upon temptation,
Their faces upon God.
A stately, shriven company;
Convulsion playing round,
Harmless as streaks of meteor
Upon a planet's bound.
Their faith the everlasting troth;
Their expectation fair;
The needle to the north degree
Wades so, through polar air.
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