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Emily Jane Brontë
Emily Jane Brontë

At Castle Wood

At Castle Wood

The day is done, the winter sun
Is setting in its sullen sky;
And drear the course that has been run,
And dim the hearts t…

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Emily Jane Brontë
Emily Jane Brontë

Come, Walk With Me

Come, Walk With Me

Come, walk with me,
There's only thee
To bless my spirit now -
We used to love on winter nights
To wander throu…

234
Emily Jane Brontë
Emily Jane Brontë

A Little Budding Rose

A Little Budding Rose

It was a little budding rose,
Round like a fairy globe,
And shyly did its leaves unclose
Hid in their mossy robe, <…

248
Emily Jane Brontë
Emily Jane Brontë

Ah! Why, Because the Dazzling Sun

Ah! Why, Because the Dazzling Sun

Ah! why, because the dazzling sun
Restored my earth to joy
Have you departed, every one,
And left a des…

219
Emily Jane Brontë
Emily Jane Brontë

Me thinks this heart...

"Me thinks this heart..."

Me thinks this heart should rest awhile
So stilly round the evening falls
The veiled sun sheds no parting smile

233
Emily Jane Brontë
Emily Jane Brontë

A Day Dream

A Day Dream

On a sunny brae, alone I lay
One summer afternoon;
It was the marriage-time of May
With her young lover, June.

263
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson

You're right—

You're right—

234

You're right—"the way is narrow"—
And "difficult the Gate"—
And "few there be"—Correct again—
That "ent…

356
Emily Jane Brontë
Emily Jane Brontë

My hour of rest had fleeted by,

My hour of rest had fleeted by,
And back came labour, bondage, care.

169
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson

You'll find—it when you try to die

You'll find—it when you try to die

610

You'll find—it when you try to die—
The Easier to let go—
For recollecting such as went— <…

290
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson

You'll know it—as you know 'tis Noon

You'll know it—as you know 'tis Noon

420

You'll know it—as you know 'tis Noon—
By Glory—
As you do the Sun—
By Glory—

216
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson

You see I cannot see—your lifetime

You see I cannot see—your lifetime

253

You see I cannot see—your lifetime—
I must guess—
How many times it ache for me—today—Conf…

216
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson

You love the Lord—you cannot see

You love the Lord—you cannot see

487

You love the Lord—you cannot see—
You write Him—every day—
A little note—when you awake—

248
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson

You constituted Time

You constituted Time

765

You constituted Time-
I deemed Eternity
A Revelation of Yourself'
Twas therefore Deity

358
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson

You left me-Sire-two Legacies

You left me-Sire-two Legacies

644

You left me-Sire-two Legacies-
A Legacy of Love
A Heavenly Father would suffice
Had He t…

261
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson

Wolfe demanded during dying

Wolfe demanded during dying

678

Wolfe demanded during dying
"Which obtain the Day"?
"General, the British"-"Easy"
Answere…

322
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson

Would you like summer? Taste of ours

Would you like summer? Taste of ours

691

Would you like summer? Taste of ours.
Spices? Buy here!
Ill! We have berries, for the pa…

196
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson

Within my reach!

Within my reach!

90

Within my reach!
I could have touched!
I might have chanced that way!
Soft sauntered thro' the villag…

408
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson

With thee, in the Desert

With thee, in the Desert

209

With thee, in the Desert-
With thee in the thirst-
With thee in the Tamarind wood-
Leopard brea…

352
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson

Why-do they shut Me out of Heaven?

Why-do they shut Me out of Heaven?

248

Why-do they shut Me out of Heaven?
Did I sing-too loud?
But-I can say a little "Minor"

251
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson

Wild Nights-Wild Nights!

Wild Nights-Wild Nights!

249

Wild Nights-Wild Nights!
Were I with thee
Wild Nights should be
Our luxury!

254
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson

Whose are the little beds, I asked

Whose are the little beds, I asked

142

Whose are the little beds, I asked
Which in the valleys lie?
Some shook their heads, and o…

388
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson

Why do I love You, Sir?

Why do I love You, Sir?

"Why do I love" You, Sir?
Because—
The Wind does not require the Grass
To answer—Wherefore when He pass
S…

370
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson

Who never lost, are unprepared

Who never lost, are unprepared

73

Who never lost, are unprepared
A Coronet to find!
Who never thirsted
Flagons, and Cooli…

273
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson

Who Court obtain within Himself

Who Court obtain within Himself

803

Who Court obtain within Himself
Sees every Man a King-
And Poverty of Monarchy
Is an i…

212