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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, <…

235
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…

210
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

220
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.

254
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…

341
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.

162
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— <…

278
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—

205
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—

236
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…

204
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson

You constituted Time

You constituted Time

765

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

341
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…

251
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…

188
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…

310
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…

398
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…

347
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!

250
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"

244
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…

382
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…

362
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…

261
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…

205
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson

Where Thou art—that—is Home

Where Thou art—that—is Home

725

Where Thou art—that—is Home—
Cashmere—or Calvary—the same—
Degree—or Shame—
I scarce este…

169
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson

While Asters

While Asters


331

While Asters-
On the Hill-
Their Everlasting fashions-set-
And Covenant Gentians-Frill!

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