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The Savior must have been a docile Gentleman (1487)

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Emily Dickinson
1830 –
1886
The Savior must have been
A docile Gentleman—
To come so far so cold a Day
For little Fellowmen—

The Road to Bethlehem
Since He and I were Boys
Was leveled, but for that 'twould be
A rugged Billion Miles—

This poem is in the public domain.