I. LIFE - XXXVIII. THE PREACHER

LIFE: XXXVIII. THE PREACHER

He preached upon "breadth" till it argued him narrow, --
The broad are too broad to define;
And of "truth" until it proclaimed him a liar, --
The truth never flaunted a sign.

Simplicity fled from his counterfeit presence
As gold the pyrites would shun.
What confusion would cover the innocent Jesus
To meet so enabled a man!

Content of LIFE: XXXVIII. THE PREACHER [Emily Dickinson's poem collection: Second Series [Series 2]]

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