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Speech is one symptom of Affection

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Speech is one symptom of Affection by Emily Dickinson

 Speech is one symptom of Affection
And Silence one --
The perfectest communication
Is heard of none --

Exists and its indorsement
Is had within --
Behold, said the Apostle,
Yet had not seen!

Form: Lyric

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