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Than Ordinary Breath—Lit with a finer Phosphor—Requiring in the Quench—A Power of Renowned Cold,The Climate of the GraveA Temperature just adequateSo Anthracite, to live—For some—an Ampler Zero—A Frost more needle keenIs necessary, to reduceThe Ethiop within.Others—extinguish easier—A Gnat’s minutest FanSufficient to obliterateA Tract of Citizen—Whose Peat lift—amply vivid—Ignores the solemn NewsThat Popocatapel exists—Or Etna’s Scarlets,…

In sight of me—Or doomed lie—Next Sun—to die—Or rap—at Paradise—unheardI’d harass GodUntil he let you in!

He flung a menace at the earth,A menace at the sky.The leaves unhooked themselves from treesAnd started all abroad;The dust did scoop itself like handsAnd throw away the road.The wagons quickened on the streets,The thunder hurried slow;The lightning showed a yellow beak,And then a livid claw.The birds put up the bars to nests,The cattle fled…

How long a Day I could endureThough thine attention stop not on meNor the least signal, Me assure—Wert Thou but Stranger in ungracious country—And Mine—the DoorThou paused at, for a passing bounty—No More—Accused—wert Thou—and Myself—Tribunal—Convicted—Sentenced—Ermine—not to MeHalf the Condition, thy Reverse—to follow—Just to partake—the infamy—The Tenant of the Narrow Cottage, wert Thou—Permit to beThe Housewife…

That seeketh his felicityToo often at her door—But teach the Footman from Vevay—Mistress is ‘not at home’—to say—To people—any more!

Just felt the world go by!Just girt me for the onset with Eternity,When breath blew back,And on the other sideI heard recede the disappointed tide!Therefore, as One returned, I feelOdd secrets of the line to tell!Some Sailor, skirting foreign shores—Some pale Reporter, from the awful doorsBefore the Seal!Next time, to stay!Next time, the things to…