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From all the Jails the Boys and Girls

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From all the Jails the Boys and Girls by Emily Dickinson

 From all the Jails the Boys and Girls
Ecstatically leap --
Beloved only Afternoon
That Prison doesn't keep

They storm the Earth and stun the Air,
A Mob of solid Bliss --
Alas -- that Frowns should lie in wait
For such a Foe as this --

Form: Ballad

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