The right to perish

The right to perish might be thought
An undisputed right,
Attempt it, and the Universe upon the opposite
Will concentrate its officers -
You cannot even die,
But Nature and Mankind must pause
To pay you scrutiny.

by Emily Dickinson (1830-1886) , no title, from The Single Hound, published 1914

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)

by Sergius Kagen (1909-1964) , "The right to perish", published 1956 [voice, clarinet or chamber orchestra], from The Mob Within the Heart, no. ?

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