I lost a world the other day. Has anybody found? You'll know it by the…

Emily Dickinson
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I lost a world the other day. Has anybody found? You'll know it by the rows of stars around it's forehead bound. A rich man might not notice it; yet to my frugal eye of more esteem than ducats. Oh! Find it, sir, for me! ✨ Emily Dickinson (2016). The Collected Poems of Emily Dickinson, p.81, First Avenue Editions
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