416. Surrender by Emily Dickinson
b'E Dickinson read by Classic Poetry Aloud: Giving voice to the poetry of the past.\\nwww.classicpoetryaloud.com\\n\\n--------------------------------------------\\n\\nSurrender\\nby Emily Dickinson (1830 \\u2013 1886)\\n\\nDoubt me, my dim companion!\\nWhy, God would be content \\nWith but a fraction of the love\\nPoured thee without a stint.\\n\\nThe whole of me, forever,\\nWhat more the woman can, --\\nSay quick, that I may dower thee\\nWith last delight I own! \\n\\nIt cannot be my spirit,\\nFor that was thine before;\\nI ceded all of dust I knew, --\\nWhat opulence the more\\n\\nHad I, a humble maiden,\\nWhose farthest of degree\\nWas that she might,\\nSome distant heaven,\\nDwell timidly with thee!\\n\\n\\nFirst aired: 11 February 2008\\n\\nFor hundreds more poetry readings, visit the Classic Poetry Aloud index.\\n\\nReading \\xa9 Classic Poetry Aloud 2009'