When I hoped I feared --
Since I hoped I dared
Everywhere alone
As a Church remain --
Spectre cannot harm --
Serpent cannot charm --
He deposes Doom
Who hath suffered him --
Classic poem
When I hoped I feared --
Public domain/Source
About this poem
- First line
- When I hoped I feared --
- Poet
- Emily Dickinson
- Themes
- death, hope, solitude, grief
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