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The Bible is an antique Volume
Written by faded men
At the suggestion of Holy Spectres
Subjects—Bethlehem
Eden—the ancient Homestead
Satan—the Brigadier
Judas—the Great Defaulter
David—the Troubadour
Sin—a distinguished Precipice
Others must resist
Boys that "believe" are very lonesome
Other Boys are "lost"
A sin is  any act regarded as such a transgression, especially a willful or deliberate violation of some religious or moral principle, but Dickinson describes it as a steep cliff which means it was something very high up that we all have reached.
The Bible Is An Antique Volume