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Just as He spoke it from his Hands

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Just as He spoke it from his Hands by Emily Dickinson

 Just as He spoke it from his Hands
This Edifice remain --
A Turret more, a Turret less
Dishonor his Design --

According as his skill prefer
It perish, or endure --
Content, soe'er, it ornament
His absent character.

Form: Ballad

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