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Just as He spoke it from his Hands 
This Edifice remain— 
A Turret more, a Turret less 
Dishonor his Design— 
 
According as his skill prefer 
It perish, or endure— 
Content, soe'er, it ornament 
His absent character.
Emily Dickinson
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/just-as-he-spoke-it-from-his-hands/