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XII I ASKED no other thing, No other was denied. I offered Being for it; The mighty merchant smiled.
God gave a loaf to every bird, But just a crumb to me; I dare not eat it, though I starv… My poignant luxury To own it, touch it, prove the fea…
730 Defrauded I a Butterfly— The lawful Heir—for Thee—
405 It might be lonelier Without the Loneliness— I’m so accustomed to my Fate— Perhaps the Other—Peace—
I went to heaven,— ‘T was a small town, Lit with a ruby, Lathed with down. Stiller than the fields
There comes a warning like a spy A shorter breath of Day A stealing that is not a stealth And Summers are away
181 I lost a World - the other day! Has Anybody found? You’ll know it by the Row of Star… Around its forehead bound.
298 Alone, I cannot be— For Hosts—do visit me— Recordless Company— Who baffle Key—
To the bright east she flies, Brothers of Paradise Remit her home, Without a change of wings, Or Love’s convenient things,
123 Many cross the Rhine In this cup of mine. Sip old Frankfort air From my brown Cigar.
191 The Skies can’t keep their secret… They tell it to the Hills— The Hills just tell the Orchards— And they—the Daffodils!
XXI HE ate and drank the precious wor… His spirit grew robust; He knew no more that he was poor, Nor that his frame was dust.
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—
127 “Houses”—so the Wise Men tell me— “Mansions”! Mansions must be warm… Mansions cannot let the tears in, Mansions must exclude the storm!
903 I hide myself within my flower, That fading from your Vase, You, unsuspecting, feel for me— Almost a loneliness.