Twas Such A Little-little Boat

Emily Dickinson

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’Twas such a little—little boat 
That toddled down the bay!
’Twas such a gallant—gallant sea
That beckoned it away!

’Twas such a greedy, greedy wave
That licked it from the Coast—
Nor ever guessed the stately sails
My little craft was lost!

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