A Charm Invests A Face

By Emily Dickinson

A CHARM invests a face
Imperfectly beheld,—
The lady dare not lift her veil
For fear it be dispelled.

But peers beyond her mesh, 5
And wishes, and denies,—
Lest interview annul a want
That image satisfies.

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