Dickinson/Holland Correspondence: Poem 836

poems sent from dickinson to elizabeth holland

To Dr. Holland
From ED

Truth - is as old as God -
His Twin identity
And will endure as long as He
A Co-Eternity -
And perish on the Day
Himself is borne away
From Mansion of the Universe
A lifeless Deity.

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