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Emily Dickinson

Emily Dickinson

Part Five: The Single Hound

THE LARGEST fire ever known
Occurs each afternoon,
Discovered is without surprise,
Proceeds without concern:
Consumes, and no report to men,
An Occidental town,
Rebuilt another morning
To be again burned down.

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Autres oeuvres par Emily Dickinson...
Life VIII. a wounded deer leaps highest (165)

VIII A wounded deer leaps highest, I ’ve heard the hunter tell; ’T is but the ecstasy of death, And then the brake is still.
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399 a House upon the Height

A House upon the Height— That Wagon never reached— No Dead, were ever carried down— No Peddler’s Cart—approached— Whose Chimney never smoked—
Besides the Autumn Poets Sing

131 Besides the Autumn poets sing A few prosaic days A little this side of the snow And that side of the Haze—
A Little Dog That Wags His Tail

A little Dog that wags his tail And knows no other joy Of such a little Dog am I Reminded by a Boy Who gambols all the living Day
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I cried at Pity—not at Pain—

588 I cried at Pity—not at Pain— I heard a Woman say “Poor Child”—and something in her… Convicted me—of me—
Did You Ever Stand in a Cavern’s Mouth

590 Did you ever stand in a Cavern’s… Widths out of the Sun— And look—and shudder, and block yo… And deem to be alone
Life LXV. GOOD night! which put the candle out?

LXV GOOD night! which put the candle… A jealous zephyr, not a doubt. Ah! friend, you little knew How long at that celestial wick
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The Butterfly Obtains

The butterfly obtains But little sympathy Though favorably mentioned In Entomology - Because he travels freely
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There Is Another Sky

There is another sky, Ever serene and fair, And there is another sunshine, Though it be darkness there; Never mind faded forests, Austin,
It Did Not Surprise Me

39 It did not surprise me— So I said—or thought— She will stir her pinions And the nest forgot,
Without this—there is nought—

655 Without this—there is nought— All other Riches be As is the Twitter of a Bird— Heard opposite the Sea—
When Katie Walks, This Simple Pair Accompany Her Side

222 When Katie walks, this simple pai… When Katie runs unwearied they fo… When Katie kneels, their loving h… Ah! Katie! Smile at Fortune, wit…
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In lands I never saw—they say

124 In lands I never saw—they say Immortal Alps look down— Whose Bonnets touch the firmament… Whose Sandals touch the town—
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Rearrange a “Wife’s” Affection!

Rearrange a “Wife’s” Affection! When they dislocate my Brain! Amputate my freckled Bosom! Make me bearded like a man! Blush, my spirit, in thy Fastness…
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Not any sunny tone

Not any sunny tone From any fervent zone Find entrance there - Better a grave of Balm Toward human nature’s home -
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