584. Surrender by Emily Dickinson
b'Emily Dickinson read by Classic Poetry Aloud\\nhttp://www.classicpoetryaloud.com\\n\\nGiving voice to the poetry of the past.\\n\\n--------------------------------------\\n\\n\\n Surrender \\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\\nReading \\xa9 Classic Poetry Aloud, 2008.'