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Upon the gallows hung a wretch lyrics
Upon the gallows hung a wretch lyrics
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Upon the gallows hung a wretch lyrics

Upon the gallows hung a wretch,

Too sullied for the hell

To which the law entitled him.

As nature's curtain fell

The one who bore him tottered in , —

For this was woman's son.

"'Twere all I had," she stricken gasped —

Oh, what a livid boon!

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Emily Dickinson
  • country:United States
  • Languages:English
  • Genre:Poetry
  • Wiki:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emily_Dickinson
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