She Dwelleth in the Ground, by Emily Dickinson

She Dwelleth in the Ground

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She dwelleth in the Ground—

Where Daffodils—abide—

Her Maker—Her Metropolis—

The Universe—Her Maid—

To fetch Her Grace—and Hue—

And Fairness—and Renown—

The Firmament’s—To Pluck Her—

And fetch Her Thee—be mine—

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711 Strong Draughts of Their Refresh… To drink—enables Mine Through Desert or the Wilderness As bore it Sealed Wine—

LX The grass so little has to do,— A sphere of simple green, With only butterflies to brood, And bees to entertain,

Perhaps I asked too large— I take—no less than skies— For Earths, grow thick as Berries, in my native town— My Basked holds—just—Firmaments—

199 I’m “wife”'—I’ve finished that’— That other state’— I’m Czar’—I’m “Woman” now’— It’s safer so’—

LXVI WHEN I hoped I feared, Since I hoped I dared; Everywhere alone As a church remain;

So proud she was to die It made us all ashamed That what we cherished, so unknown To her desire seemed. So satisfied to go

377 To lose one’s faith—surpass The loss of an Estate— Because Estates can be Replenished—faith cannot—

985 The Missing All’—prevented Me From missing minor Things. If nothing larger than a World’s Departure from a Hinge’—

48 Once more, my now bewildered Dove Bestirs her puzzled wings Once more her mistress, on the dee… Her troubled question flings—

68 Ambition cannot find him. Affection doesn’t know How many leagues of nowhere Lie between them now.

195 For this—accepted Breath— Through it—compete with Death— The fellow cannot touch this Crow… By it—my title take—

770 I lived on Dread— To Those who know The Stimulus there is In Danger—Other impetus

XXXVIII THROUGH the straight pass of su… The martyrs even trod, Their feet upon temptation, Their faces upon God.

540 I took my Power in my Hand— And went against the World— ’Twas not so much as David—had— But I—was twice as bold—

952 A Man may make a Remark— In itself—a quiet thing That may furnish the Fuse unto a… In dormant nature—lain—