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59 A little East of Jordan, Evangelists record, A Gymnast and an Angel Did wrestle long and hard—
356 The Day that I was crowned Was like the other Days— Until the Coronation came— And then—'twas Otherwise—
Those fair—fictitious People— The Women—plucked away From our familiar Lifetime— The Men of Ivory— Those Boys and Girls, in Canvas—
76 Exultation is the going Of an inland soul to sea, Past the houses—past the headlands… Into deep Eternity—
82 Whose cheek is this? What rosy face Has lost a blush today? I found her—"pleiad"—in the woods
XXXII HOPE is the thing with feathers That perches in the soul, And sings the tune without the wor… And never stops at all,
355 ’Tis Opposites—entice— Deformed Men—ponder Grace— Bright fires—the Blanketless— The Lost—Day’s face—
899 Herein a Blossom lies— A Sepulchre, between— Cross it, and overcome the Bee— Remain—'tis but a Rind.
XCVI MY life closed twice before its c… It yet remains to see If Immortality unveil A third event to me,
30 Adrift! A little boat adrift! And night is coming down! Will no one guide a little boat Unto the nearest town?
Whole Gulfs– of Red, and Fleets… And Crews– of solid Blood – Did place upon the West– Tonight… As ’twere specific Ground - And They– appointed Creatures –
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—
I many times thought Peace had co… When Peace was far away’— As Wrecked Men’—deem they sight t… At Centre of the Sea’— And struggle slacker’—but to prove
XIII THE soul selects her own society, Then shuts the door; On her divine majority Obtrude no more.
281 ’Tis so appalling—it exhilarates— So over Horror, it half Captivate… The Soul stares after it, secure— A Sepulchre, fears frost, no more…