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XVII SHE rose to his requirement, drop… The playthings of her life To take the honorable work Of woman and of wife.
844 Spring is the Period Express from God. Among the other seasons Himself abide,
XII I CANNOT live with you, It would be life, And life is over there Behind the shelf
927 Absent Place—an April Day— Daffodils a-blow Homesick curiosity To the Souls that snow—
972 Unfulfilled to Observation— Incomplete—to Eye— But to Faith—a Revolution In Locality—
1670 In Winter in my Room I came upon a Worm— Pink, lank and warm— But as he was a worm
377 To lose one’s faith—surpass The loss of an Estate— Because Estates can be Replenished—faith cannot—
A little East of Jordan, Evangelists record, A Gymnast and an Angel Did wrestle long and hard— Till morning touching mountain—
685 Not “Revelation”—'tis—that waits, But our unfurnished eyes—
727 Precious to Me—She still shall be… Though She forget the name I bear… The fashion of the Gown I wear— The very Color of My Hair—
The Devil—had he fidelity Would be the best friend— Because he has ability— But Devils cannot mend— Perfidy is the virtue
XCIX THERE is no frigate like a book To take us lands away, Nor any coursers like a page Of prancing poetry.
207 Tho’ I get home how late—how late… So I get home—’twill compensate— Better will be the Ecstasy That they have done expecting me—
A Cloud withdrew from the Sky Superior Glory be But that Cloud and its Auxiliarie… Are forever lost to me Had I but further scanned
805 This Bauble was preferred of Bees… By Butterflies admired At Heavenly—Hopeless Distances— Was justified of Bird—