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The last Night that She lived
The last Night that She lived
1100
The last Night that She lived
It was a Common Night
Except the Dying-this to Us
Made Nature differen…
The Loneliness One dare not sound
The Loneliness One dare not sound
777
The Loneliness One dare not sound-
And would as soon surmise
As in its Grave go plumbing
To ascert…
The Lady feeds Her little Bird
The Lady feeds Her little Bird
941
The Lady feeds Her little Bird
At rarer intervals-
The little Bird would not dissent
But meekly recog…
The Judge is like the Owl
The Judge is like the Owl
699
The Judge is like the OwlI've
heard my Father tell-
And Owls do build in Oaks-
So here's an Amber Sill-
The Himmaleh was known to stoop
The Himmaleh was known to stoop
481
The Himmaleh was known to stoop
Unto the Daisy low-
Transported with Compassion
That such a Doll sho…
The Heart has narrow Banks
The Heart has narrow Banks
928
The Heart has narrow Banks
It measures like the Sea
In mighty-unremitting Bass
And Blue Monotony
<…
The hallowing of Pain
The hallowing of Pain
772
The hallowing of Pain
Like hallowing of Heaven,
Obtains at a corporeal cost-
The Summit is not given
The Grass so little has to do
The Grass so little has to do
The Grass so little has to do –
A Sphere of simple Green –
With only Butterflies to brood
And Bees to entertain –
The good Will of a Flower
The good Will of a Flower
849
The good Will of a Flower
The Man who would possess
Must first present
Certificate
Of minted Holiness.
The Future—never spoke
The Future—never spoke
672
The Future—never spoke—
Nor will He—like the Dumb—
Reveal by sign—a syllable
Of His Profound To Come—
…
The Fingers of the Light
The Fingers of the Light
1000
The Fingers of the Light
Tapped soft upon the Town
With "I am great and cannot wait
So therefore let me i…
The first Day's Night had come
The first Day's Night had come
410
The first Day's Night had come-
And grateful that a thing
So terrible-had been endured-
I told my Soul…
The face I carry with me—last
The face I carry with me—last
336
The face I carry with me—last—
When I go out of Time—
To take my Rank—by—in the West—
That face—will …
The Dust behind I strove to join
The Dust behind I strove to join
992
The Dust behind I strove to join
Unto the Disk before-
But Sequence ravelled out of Sound
Like Ball…
The Doomed—regard the Sunrise
The Doomed—regard the Sunrise
294
The Doomed—regard the Sunrise
With different Delight—
Because—when next it burns abroad
They doubt to…
The Definition of Beauty is
The Definition of Beauty is
988
The Definition of Beauty is
That Definition is none-
Of Heaven, easing Analysis,
Since Heaven and He are…
The Daisy follows soft the Sun
The Daisy follows soft the Sun
106
The Daisy follows soft the Sun-
And when his golden walk is done-
Sits shyly at his feetHe-
waking-find…
The Day that I was crowned
The Day that I was crowned
356
The Day that I was crowned
Was like the other Days-
Until the Coronation came-
And then-'twas Otherwise-
The Court is far away
The Court is far away
235
The Court is far away-
No Umpire-have I-
My Sovereign is offended-
To gain his grace-I'd die!
I'll s…
The Color of a Queen, is this
The Color of a Queen, is this
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The Color of a Queen, is this-
The Color of a Sun
At setting-this and AmberBeryl-
and this, at Noon-
The bustle in a house
The bustle in a house
The bustle in a house
The morning after death
Is solemnest of industries
Enacted upon earth,-
The sweeping u…
The Chemical conviction
The Chemical conviction
954
The Chemical conviction
That Nought be lost
Enable in Disaster
My fractured Trust-
The Faces of …
The Brain-is wider than the Sky
The Brain-is wider than the Sky
632
The Brain-is wider than the SkyFor-
put them side by side-
The one the other will contain
With ease-a…
The Brain—is wider than the Sky
The Brain—is wider than the Sky
632
The Brain—is wider than the Sky—
For—put them side by side—
The one the other will contain
With eas…