185 “Faith” is a fine invention When Gentlemen can see— But Microscopes are prudent In an Emergency.

793 Grief is a Mouse— And chooses Wainscot in the Breas… For His Shy House— And baffles quest—

877 Each Scar I’ll keep for Him Instead I’ll say of Gem In His long Absence worn A Costlier one

27 Morns like these—we parted— Noons like these—she rose— Fluttering first—then firmer To her fair repose.

XXXVII LOVE is anterior to life, Posterior to death, Initial of creation, and The exponent of breath.

If I can stop one heart from brea… I shall not live in vain; If I can ease one life the aching… Or cool one pain, Or help one fainting robin

THE LARGEST fire ever known Occurs each afternoon, Discovered is without surprise, Proceeds without concern: Consumes, and no report to men,

307 The One who could repeat the Summ… Were greater than itself—though H… Minutest of Mankind should be— And He—could reproduce the Sun—

909 I make His Crescent fill or lack— His Nature is at Full Or Quarter—as I signify— His Tides—do I control—

490 To One denied the drink To tell what Water is Would be acuter, would it not Than letting Him surmise?

’Twas comfort in her Dying Room To hear the living Clock— A short relief to have the wind Walk boldly up and knock— Diversion from the Dying Theme

33 If recollecting were forgetting, Then I remember not. And if forgetting, recollecting, How near I had forgot.

896 Of Silken Speech and Specious Sh… A Traitor is the Bee His service to the newest Grace Present continually

I know a place where summer strive… With such a practised frost, She each year leads her daisies ba… Recording briefly, ‘Lost.’ But when the south wind stirs the…