We never know how high we are

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We never know how high we are (1896)
by Emily Dickinson
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13533We never know how high we are — 1176Emily Dickinson

We never know how high we are
Till we are asked to rise
And then if we are true to plan
Our statures touch the skies —

The Heroism we recite
Would be a normal thing
Did not ourselves the Cubits warp
For fear to be a King —


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