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Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson

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
Bu…

324
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson

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 A…

270
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson

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 Mo…

291
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson

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 s…

298
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson

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 g…

267
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson

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 enter…

205
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson

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

292
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson

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 T…

228
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson

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 ther…

243
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson

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-

352
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson

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—
T…

248
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson

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

244
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson

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 Hea…

371
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson

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

209
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson

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-'twa…

260
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson

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-

320
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson

The Color of a Queen, is this

The Color of a Queen, is this

776

The Color of a Queen, is this-
The Color of a Sun
At setting-this and AmberBeryl-
and thi…

235
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson

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!

268
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson

The Chemical conviction

The Chemical conviction

954

The Chemical conviction
That Nought be lost
Enable in Disaster
My fractured Trust-

321
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson

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,-


256
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson

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

239
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson

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

200
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson

The Birds begun at Four o'clock

The Birds begun at Four o'clock

783

The Birds begun at Four o'clock-
Their period for Dawn-
A Music numerous as space-
But n…

348
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson

The Black Berry—wears a Thorn in his side

The Black Berry—wears a Thorn in his side

The Black Berry—wears a Thorn in his side—
But no Man heard Him cry—
He offers His Berry, just the same…

230