A bird came down the walk: He did not know I saw; He bit an angle-worm in halves And ate the fellow, raw. And then he drank a dew

The wind begun to rock the grass With threatening tunes and low,— He flung a menace at the earth, A menace at the sky. The leaves unhooked themselves fro…

844 Spring is the Period Express from God. Among the other seasons Himself abide,

819 All I may, if small, Do it not display Larger for the Totalness— ’Tis Economy

60 Like her the Saints retire, In their Chapeaux of fire, Martial as she! Like her the Evenings steal

The Black Berry—wears a Thorn in… But no Man heard Him cry— He offers His Berry, just the sam… To Partridge—and to Boy— He sometimes holds upon the Fence…

529 I’m sorry for the Dead—Today— It’s such congenial times Old Neighbors have at fences— It’s time o’ year for Hay.

The going from a world we know To one a wonder still Is like the child’s adversity Whose vista is a hill, Behind the hill is sorcery

714 Rest at Night The Sun from shining, Nature—and some Men— Rest at Noon—some Men—

917 Love—is anterior to Life— Posterior—to Death— Initial of Creation, and The Exponent of Earth—

832 Soto! Explore thyself! Therein thyself shalt find The “Undiscovered Continent”— No Settler had the Mind.

A great Hope fell You heard no noise The Ruin was within Oh cunning wreck that told no tale And let no Witness in

500 Within my Garden, rides a Bird Upon a single Wheel— Whose spokes a dizzy Music make As ’twere a travelling Mill—