I work to drive the awe away, yet awe impels the work. ✨ Emily Dickins…

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I work to drive the awe away, yet awe impels the work. ✨ Emily Dickinson (2013). Delphi Complete Works of Emily Dickinson (Illustrated), p.2352, Delphi Classics
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I work to drive the awe away, yet awe impels the work. ✨ Emily Dickinson (2013). Delphi Complete Works of Emily Dickinson (Illustrated), p.2352, Delphi Classics

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