#AmericanWriters
380 There is a flower that Bees prefe… And Butterflies—desire— To gain the Purple Democrat The Humming Bird—aspire—
855 To own the Art within the Soul The Soul to entertain With Silence as a Company And Festival maintain
The Clover’s simple Fame Remembered of the Cow - Is better than enameled Realms Of notability. Renown perceives itself
29 If those I loved were lost The Crier’s voice would tell me— If those I loved were found The bells of Ghent would ring—
999 Superfluous were the Sun When Excellence be dead He were superfluous every Day For every Day be said
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.
752 So the Eyes accost’—and sunder In an Audience’— Stamped’—occasionally’—forever’— So may Countenance
357 God is a distant—stately Lover— Woos, as He states us—by His Son… Verily, a Vicarious Courtship— “Miles”, and “Priscilla”, were su…
192 Poor little Heart! Did they forget thee? Then dinna care! Then dinna care! Proud little Heart!
Part One: Life LIV EXPERIMENT to me Is every one I meet. If it contain a kernel?
762 The Whole of it came not at once— ’Twas Murder by degrees— A Thrust—and then for Life a chan… The Bliss to cauterize—
Part One: Life LIII GOD gave a loaf to every bird, But just a crumb to me; I dare not eat it, though I starv…
A little bread—a crust—a crumb— A little trust—a demijohn— Can keep the soul alive— Not portly, mind! but breathing—wa… Conscious—as old Napoleon,
982 No Other can reduce Our mortal Consequence Like the remembering it be nought A Period from hence
497 He strained my faith— Did he find it supple? Shook my strong trust— Did it then—yield?