I asked no other thing -- - A poem by Emily Dickinson


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Emily Dickinson - I asked no other thing --

I asked no other thing --
No other -- was denied --
I offered Being -- for it --
The Mighty Merchant sneered --

Brazil?  He twirled a Button --
Without a glance my way --
"But -- Madam -- is there nothing else --
That We can show -- Today?"

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Poet: Emily Dickinson Poem: 621. I asked no other thing -- Volume: Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson Year: Published/Written in 1955 Poem of the Day: Apr 1 2013 Comment 4 of 4, added on July 29th, 2011 at 11:00 AM. sgNkLriGiYFKnvTcX Pin my tail and call me a donkey, that rlealy helped. Jacklyn from Faroe Islands Comment 3 of 4, added on July 28th, 2011 at 2:18 PM. kGsIoDgIryixmtH You keep it up now, udnertsand? Really good to know. Jaelyn from Ghana Comment 2 of 4, added on February 3rd, 2010 at 12:09 PM. In response to Doone's comment... actually it's not smiled it is 'sneered'... maybe in another version, someone changed it to smiled Mun from United States More Comments >> Are you looking for more information on this poem? Perhaps you are trying to analyze it? The poem, I asked no other thing --, has received 4 comments. Click here to read them, and perhaps post a comment of your own.

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Poet: Emily Dickinson Poem: 621. I asked no other thing -- Volume: Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson Year: Published/Written in 1955 Last read: 2013-05-21 10:53:13 Poem of the Day: Apr 1 2013 Viewed 5648 times. Added Jan 9 2004.

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