- Year Published: 1896- Language: English- Country of Origin: United States of America- Source: Dickenson, E. (1896). The Poems of Emily Dickinson: Series Two. Boston, MA: Roberts Brothers.- Flesch–Kincaid Level: 6.6- Word Count: 38Dickinson, E. (1896). Life, Poem 15. The Poems of Emily Dickinson: Series Two (Lit2Go Edition). Retrieved July 24, 2017, fromDickinson, Emily. "Life, Poem 15." The Poems of Emily Dickinson: Series Two. Lit2Go Edition. 1896. Web. <>. July 24, 2017. Emily Dickinson, "Life, Poem 15," The Poems of Emily Dickinson: Series Two, Lit2Go Edition, (1896), accessed July 24, 2017,. The soul unto itselfIs an imperial friend, —Or the most agonizing spyAn enemy could send. Secure against its own,No treason it can fear;Itself its sovereign, of itself The soul should stand in awe.