"Faithful to the end" Amended 1
From the Heavenly Clause－
Constancy with a Proviso
Constancy abhors－
"Crowns of Life" are servile Prizes 5
To the stately Heart,
Given for the Giving, solely,
No Emolument.
From the Heavenly Clause－
Constancy with a Proviso
Constancy abhors－
"Crowns of Life" are servile Prizes 5
To the stately Heart,
Given for the Giving, solely,
No Emolument.
(F.1386/J.1357)
[1–8]:: This poem talks about The Scarlet Letter (1850) by Nathaniel Hawthorne.
[1] "Faithful to the end":: the preach by Arthur Dimmesdale, a minister in the novel. Amended:: Arthur himself did not follow this line. He betrayed Hester Prynne.
[3] Constancy with a Proviso:: Hester was faithful to Arthur, with a scarlet letter.
[4] abhors:: she was abhorred by the townsmen.
[5–8] servile, No Emolument:: Dickinson's comment on the novel.
