There is a Shame of Nobleness --
Confronting Sudden Pelf --
A finer Shame of Ecstasy --
Convicted of Itself --

A best Disgrace -- a Brave Man feels --
Acknowledged -- of the Brave --
One More -- "Ye Blessed" -- to be told --
But that's -- Behind the Grave --

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Poet: Emily Dickinson (Emily Dickinson Art)
Poem: 551. There is a Shame of Nobleness --
Volume: Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson
Year: Published/Written in 1955
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