It was a Grave, yet bore no Stone
Enclosed 'twas not of Rail
A Consciousness its Acre, and
It held a Human Soul.
(The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson)
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A meditation chastens speech
Some Dyer of a distant tree
Resumes his gaudy industry.
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Since then 'tis centuries and yet
Feels shorter than the DAY
I first surmised the horses' heads
Were toward eternity.
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Other Courtesy may be --
We commend ourselves to thee
Paragon of Chivalry.
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Surgeons must be very careful, When they take the knife, Underneath their fine incisions, Stirs the Culprit Life.
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Immortal is an ample word
When what we need is by
But when it leaves us for a time
'Tis a necessity.
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