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A charm invests a face

by Emily Dickinson, 1891

A charm invests a face
Imperfectly beheld, —
The lady dare not lift her veil
For fear it be dispelled.

But peers beyond her mesh,
And wishes, and denies, —
Lest interview annul a want
That image satisfies.

Published in Poems by Emily Dickinson: Second Series
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