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"Nun of Amherst"

 

I NEVER LOST AS MUCH BUT TWICE

I NEVER lost as much but twice,
And that was in the sod;
Twice have I stood a beggar
Before the door of God!

Angels, twice descending,
Reimbursed my store.
Burglar, banker, father,
I am poor once more!

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Carla Bruni sings Emily Dickinson’s “I went to heaven”:

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