452 <br /> <br />The Malay—took the Pearl— <br />Not—I—the Earl— <br />I—feared the Sea—too much <br />Unsanctified—to touch— <br /> <br />Praying that I might be <br />Worthy—the Destiny— <br />The Swarthy fellow swam— <br />And bore my Jewel—Home— <br /> <br />Home to the Hut! What lot <br />Had I—the Jewel—got— <br />Borne on a Dusky Breasty— <br />I had not deemed a Vest <br />Of Amber—fit— <br /> <br />The Negro never knew <br />I—wooed it—too— <br />To gain, or be undone— <br />Alike to Him—One—<br /><br />Emily Dickinson<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-malay-took-the-pearl/
