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The Soul's distinct connection
The Soul's distinct connection
974
The Soul's distinct connection
With immortality
Is best disclosed by Danger
Or quick C…
The Spider holds a Silver Ball
The Spider holds a Silver Ball
The spider holds a Silver Ball
In unperceived Hands--
And dancing softly to Himself
His Yarn of Pearl--unwi…
The Soul has Bandaged moments
The Soul has Bandaged moments
512
The Soul has Bandaged moments-
When too appalled to stir-
She feels some ghastly Fright come up <…
The Soul that hath a Guest
The Soul that hath a Guest
674
The Soul that hath a Guest
Doth seldom go abroad-
Diviner Crowd at Home-
Obliterate the need…
The Service without Hope
The Service without Hope
779
The Service without Hope-
Is tenderest, I think-
Because 'tis unsustained
By stint-Rewarded Wo…
The Skies can't keep their secret!
The Skies can't keep their secret!
191
The Skies can't keep their secret!
They tell it to the Hills-
The Hills just tell the Orcha…
The Robin's my Criterion for Tune
The Robin's my Criterion for Tune
285
The Robin's my Criterion for Tune-
Because I grow-where Robins do-
But, were I Cuckoo bornI'd…
The Robin for the Crumb
The Robin for the Crumb
864
The Robin for the Crumb
Returns no syllable
But long records the Lady's name
In Silver Chroni…
The rainbow never tells me
The rainbow never tells me
97
The rainbow never tells me
That gust and storm are by,
Yet is she more convincing
Than Phil…
The Province of the Saved
The Province of the Saved
539
The Province of the Saved
Should be the Art-To save-
Through Skill obtained in Themselves-
Th…
The Outer—from the Inner
The Outer—from the Inner
451
The Outer—from the Inner
Derives its Magnitude—
'Tis Duke, or Dwarf, according
As is the Cen…
The Poets light but Lamps
The Poets light but Lamps
883
The Poets light but LampsThemselves-
go out-
The Wicks they stimulate-
If vital Light
…
The Night was wide, and furnished scant
The Night was wide, and furnished scant
589
The Night was wide, and furnished scant
With but a single Star-
That often as a Cloud …
The only ghost I ever saw
The only ghost I ever saw
The only ghost I ever saw
Was dressed in mechlin, --so;
He wore no sandal on his foot,
And stepped like flakes …
The name-of it-is Autumn
The name-of it-is "Autumn"
656
The name-of it-is "Autumn"-
The hue-of it-is Blood-
An Artery-upon the Hill-
A Vein-along the…
The Murmur of a Bee
The Murmur of a Bee
155
The Murmur of a Bee
A Witchcraft-yieldeth me-
If any ask me why'
Twere easier to die-
Than t…
The Morning after Woe
The Morning after Woe
364
The Morning after Woe'
Tis frequently the Way-
Surpasses all that rose before-
For utter Jubilee-<…
The Mountain sat upon the Plain
The Mountain sat upon the Plain
975
The Mountain sat upon the Plain
In his tremendous Chair-
His observation omnifold,
His…
The Months have ends—the Years—a knot
The Months have ends—the Years—a knot
423
The Months have ends—the Years—a knot—
No Power can untie
To stretch a little further <…
The Martyr Poets—did not tell
The Martyr Poets—did not tell
544
The Martyr Poets—did not tell—
But wrought their Pang in syllable—
That when their mortal name …
The Love a Life can show Below
The Love a Life can show Below
673
The Love a Life can show Below
Is but a filament, I know,
Of that diviner thing
That f…
The Malay—took the Pearl
The Malay—took the Pearl
452
The Malay—took the Pearl—
Not—I—the Earl—
I—feared the Sea—too much
Unsanctified—to touch— <…
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 N…
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