Abraham to kill him
Was distinctly told—
Isaac was an Urchin—
Abraham was old—
Not a hesitation—
Abraham complied—
Flattered by Obeisance
Tyranny demurred—
Isaac—to his children
Lived to tell the tale—
Moral—with a mastiff
Manners may prevail.
More verses by Emily Dickinson
- You'Re Right—
- All Overgrown By Cunning Moss
- An Altered Look About The Hills
- A Nearness To Tremendousness
- Fame Is A Fickle Food (1659)