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Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson

Ah, Moon—and Star!

Ah, Moon—and Star!

240

Ah, Moon—and Star!
You are very far—
But were no one
Farther than you—
Do you think I'd stop
For a F…

231
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson

All but Death, can be Adjusted

All but Death, can be Adjusted

749

All but Death, can be Adjusted-
Dynasties repairedSystems-
settled in their SocketsCitadels-
dissolved-…

280
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson

After a hundred years

After a hundred years

After a hundred years
Nobody knows the place,--
Agony, that enacted there,
Motionless as peace.


Weeds triump…

249
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson

After great pain, a formal feeling comes -- (341)

After great pain, a formal feeling comes -- (341)

After great pain, a formal feeling comes --
The Nerves sit ceremonious, like Tombs
The stiff Heart quest…

252
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson

Adrift! A little boat adrift!

Adrift! A little boat adrift!

30

Adrift! A little boat adrift!
And night is coming down!
Will no one guide a little boat
Unto the neare…

265
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson

Absence disembodies—so does Death

Absence disembodies—so does Death

860

Absence disembodies—so does Death
Hiding individuals from the Earth
Superposition helps, as well as lov…

388
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson

A Wounded Deer-leaps highest

A Wounded Deer-leaps highest

165

A Wounded Deer-leaps highestI've
heard the Hunter tell'
Tis but the Ecstasy of death-
And then the Brake…

296
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson

A Weight with Needles on the pounds

A Weight with Needles on the pounds

264

A Weight with Needles on the pounds-
To push, and pierce, besides-
That if the Flesh resist the Heft-

231
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson

A Tongue—to tell Him I am true!

A Tongue—to tell Him I am true!

400

A Tongue—to tell Him I am true!
Its fee—to be of Gold—
Had Nature—in Her monstrous House
A single R…

290
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson

A transport one cannot contain

A transport one cannot contain

184

A transport one cannot contain
May yet a transport be-
Though God forbid it lift the lid-
Unto its Ecs…

261
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson

A throe upon the features

A throe upon the features

71

A throe upon the features-
A hurry in the breath-
An ecstasy of parting
Denominated "Death"-

An a…

275
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson

A still—Volcano—Life

A still—Volcano—Life

601

A still—Volcano—Life—
That flickered in the night—
When it was dark enough to do
Without erasing sight—

272
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson

A something in a summer's Day

A something in a summer's Day

122

A something in a summer's Day
As slow her flambeaux burn away
Which solemnizes me.

A something …

345
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson

A Solemn thing within the Soul

A Solemn thing within the Soul

483

A Solemn thing within the Soul
To feel itself get ripe-
And golden hang-while farther up-
The Maker's …

282
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson

A Shade upon the mind there passes

A Shade upon the mind there passes

882

A Shade upon the mind there passes
As when on Noon
A Cloud the mighty Sun encloses
Remembering <…

244
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson

A single Screw of Flesh

A single Screw of Flesh

263

Is all that pins the Soul
That stands for Deity, to Mine,
Upon my side the Veil-


Once witnessed …

320
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson

A Secret told

A Secret told

381

A Secret told-
Ceases to be a Secret-then-
A Secret-keptThat-
can appal but One-

Better of it-continual be af…

339
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson

A Route of Evanescence

A Route of Evanescence

A Route of Evanescence
With a revolving Wheel--
A Resonance of Emerald--
A Rush of Cochineal--
And every Blossom on the B…

363
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson

A precious—mouldering pleasure

A precious—mouldering pleasure

371

A precious—mouldering pleasure—'tis—
To meet an Antique Book—
In just the Dress his Century wore—
A …

413
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson

A Planted Life-diversified

A Planted Life-diversified

806

A Planted Life-diversified
With Gold and Silver Pain
To prove the presence of the Ore
In Particles-'tis …

318
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson

A Murmur in the Trees-to note

A Murmur in the Trees-to note

416

A Murmur in the Trees-to note-
Not loud enough-for Wind-
A Star-not far enough to seek-
Nor near enough-…

332
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson

A nearness to Tremendousness

A nearness to Tremendousness

963

A nearness to Tremendousness-
An Agony procures-
Affliction ranges Boundlessness-
Vicinity to Laws

231
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson

A loss of something ever felt I

A loss of something ever felt I

959

A loss of something ever felt I-
The first that I could recollect
Bereft I was-of what I knew not
To…

363
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson

A Mien to move a Queen

A Mien to move a Queen

283

A Mien to move a Queen-
Half Child-Half Heroine-
An Orleans in the Eye
That puts its manner by
For humbl…

263