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A charm invests a face
a poem by
Emily Dickinson

A charm invests a face
Imperfectly beheld.
The lady dare not lift her veil
For fear it be dispelled.

But peers beyond her mesh,
And wishes, and denies,
Lest interview annul a want
That image satisfies.

 

 
A charm invests a face poem - Emily Dickinson 

 

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