Despair’s Advantage Is Achieved by Emily Dickinson 799 Despair’s advantage is achieved By suffering—Despair— To be assisted of Reverse One must Reverse have bore—
Wait Till the Majesty of Death by Emily Dickinson 171 Wait till the Majesty of Death Invests so mean a brow! Almost a powdered Footman Might dare to touch it now!
Before I Got my Eye Put Out by Emily Dickinson 327 Before I got my eye put out I liked as well to see— As other Creatures, that have Eye And know no other way—
Crumbling Is Not an Instant’s Act by Emily Dickinson 997 Crumbling is not an instant’s Act A fundamental pause Dilapidation’s processes Are organized Decays.
An Ignorance a Sunset by Emily Dickinson 552 An ignorance a Sunset Confer upon the Eye— Of Territory—Color— Circumference&mda sh;Decay—
Should You But Fail At’sea by Emily Dickinson 226 Should you but fail at’—Sea’— In sight of me’— Or doomed lie’— Next Sun’—to die’—
To Know Just How He Suffered’Would Be Dear by Emily Dickinson 622 To know just how He suffered’—wou To know if any Human eyes were ne To whom He could entrust His wave Until it settle broad’—on Paradis
Time CXXVIII. I heard a fly buzz when I died (465) by Emily Dickinson I heard a fly buzz when I died; The stillness round my form Was like the stillness in the air Between the heaves of storm. The eyes beside had wrung them dry 2
To Die by Emily Dickinson To die—takes just a little while— They say it doesn’t hurt— It’s only fainter—by degrees— And then—it’s out of sight— A darker Ribbon—for a Day—
373 I'm saying every day by Emily Dickinson I’m saying every day “If I should be a Queen, tomorrow I’d do this way — And so I deck, a little, If it be, I wake a Bourbon,
