These held their Wick above the West --

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These held their Wick above the West -- by Emily Dickinson

 These held their Wick above the West --
Till when the Red declined --
Or how the Amber aided it --
Defied to be defined --

Then waned without disparagement
In a dissembling Hue
That would not let the Eye decide
Did it abide or no --

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