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Wait till the Majesty of Death
Wait till the Majesty of Death
171
Wait till the Majesty of Death
Invests so mean a brow!
Almost a powdered Footman
Might…
Upon Concluded Lives
Upon Concluded Lives
735
Upon Concluded Lives
There's nothing cooler falls-
Than Life's sweet Calculations-
The mixing Bell…
Unto Me? I do not know you—
Unto Me? I do not know you—
"Unto Me?" I do not know you—
Where may be your House?
"I am Jesus—Late of Judea—
Now—of Para…
Unit, like Death, for Whom?
Unit, like Death, for Whom?
408
Unit, like Death, for Whom?
True, like the Tomb,
Who tells no secret
Told to Him-
…
Uncertain lease—develops lustre
Uncertain lease—develops lustre
857
Uncertain lease—develops lustre
On Time
Uncertain Grasp, appreciation
Of Sum—
…
Undue Significance a starving man attaches
Undue Significance a starving man attaches
439
Undue Significance a starving man attaches
To Food-
Far off-He sighs-and therefore-…
Two—were immortal twice
Two—were immortal twice
800
Two—were immortal twice—
The privilege of few—
Eternity—obtained—in Time—
Reversed Divinity— …
Two Travellers perishing in Snow
Two Travellers perishing in Snow
933
Two Travellers perishing in Snow
The Forests as they froze
Together heard them strengthening…
Two butterflies went out at noon
Two butterflies went out at noon
Two butterflies went out at noon
And waltzed above a stream,
Then stepped straight through the firmament
…
'Twas warm—at first—like Us
'Twas warm—at first—like Us
519
'Twas warm—at first—like Us—
Until there crept upon
A Chill—like frost upon a Glass—
Till…
Twas such a little—little boat
Twas such a little—little boat
107
'Twas such a little—little boat
That toddled down the bay!
'Twas such a gallant—gallant sea
'Twas like a Maelstrom, with a notch
'Twas like a Maelstrom, with a notch
414
'Twas like a Maelstrom, with a notch,
That nearer, every Day,
Kept narrowing its boiling…
Twas Crisis—All the length had passed
Twas Crisis—All the length had passed
'Twas Crisis—All the length had passed—
That dull—benumbing time
There is in Fever or Event—
And no…
Truth—is as old as God
Truth—is as old as God
836
Truth—is as old as God—
His Twin identity
And will endure as long as He
A Co-Eternity—
…
Triumph—may be of several kinds
Triumph—may be of several kinds
455
Triumph—may be of several kinds—
There's Triumph in the Room
When that Old Imperator—Death— <…
Too little way the House must lie
Too little way the House must lie
911
Too little way the House must lie
From every Human Heart
That holds in undisputed Lease
To venerate the simple days
To venerate the simple days
57
To venerate the simple days
Which lead the seasons by,
Needs but to remember
That from you…
To put this World down, like a Bundle
To put this World down, like a Bundle
527
To put this World down, like a Bundle-
And walk steady, away,
Requires Energy-possibly A…
To One denied the drink
To One denied the drink
490
To One denied the drink
To tell what Water is
Would be acuter, would it not
Than letting Him …
To my small Hearth His fire came
To my small Hearth His fire came
638
To my small Hearth His fire came-
And all my House aglow
Did fan and rock, with sudden light'…
To make One's Toilette-after Death
To make One's Toilette-after Death
485
To make One's Toilette-after Death
Has made the Toilette cool
Of only Taste we cared to pl…
To love thee Year by Year
To love thee Year by Year
434
To love thee Year by Year-
May less appear
Than sacrifice, and cease-
However, dear,
…
To learn the Transport by the Pain
To learn the Transport by the Pain
167
To learn the Transport by the Pain
As Blind Men learn the sun!
To die of thirst-suspecting…
To interrupt His Yellow Plan
To interrupt His Yellow Plan
591
To interrupt His Yellow Plan
The Sun does not allow
Caprices of the Atmosphere-
And even …