I reason, earth is short
I reason, earth is short, / And anguish absolute,
A BOOK - There is no frigate like a book
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There is no frigate like a book
To take us lands away,
Nor any coursers like a page
Of prancing poetry.
This traverse may the poorest take
Without oppress of toll;
How frugal is the chariot
That bears a human soul!
More poems by Emily Dickinson
As imperceptibly as grief
As imperceptibly as grief / The summer lapsed away, --
THE TULIP - She slept beneath a tree
She slept beneath a tree / Remembered but by me.
THE ROBIN - The robin is the one
The robin is the one / That interrupts the morn