Said Death to Passion
"Give of thine an Acre unto me."
Said Passion, through contracting Breaths
"A Thousand Times Thee Nay."

Bore Death from Passion
All His East
He -- sovereign as the Sun
Resituated in the West
And the Debate was done.

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Poet: Emily Dickinson
Poem: 1033. Said Death to Passion
Volume: Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson
Year: Published/Written in 1955
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