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When I hoped I feared - 
Since I hoped I dared
Everywhere alone
As a church remain - 
Spectre cannot harm - 
Serpent cannot charm - 
Hope deposes Doom
Who hath suffered him - 

1297

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In this short Life
That lasts only an hour
How much - how little - is
Within our power

1602


-1602-
Pursuing you in your transitions,
In other Motes - 
Of other Myths
Your requisition be.
The Prism never held the Hues,
It only heard them play -

1003


-1003-
Dying at my music!
Bubble! Bubble!
Hold me till the Octave's run!
Quick! Burst the windows!
Ritardando!
Phials left, and the Sun!

1718

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Drowning is not so pitiful
As the attempt to rise.
Three times, 'tis said, a sinking man
Comes up to face the skies,
And then declines forever
To that abhorred abode,
Where hope and he part company - 
For he is grasped of God.
The Maker's cordial visage,
However good to see,
Is shunned, we must admit it,
Like an adversity.

1457


-1457-
It stole along so stealthy
Suspicion it was done
Was dim as to the wealthy
Beginning not to own - 

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-1512-
All things swept sole away
This - is immensity -

1263

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There is no Frigate like a Book
To take us to 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 the Human soul.

703

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Out of sight? What of that?
See the Bird - reach it!
Curve by Curve - Sweep by Sweep - 
Round the Steep Air - 
Danger! What is that to Her?
Better 'tis to fail - there - 
Than debate - here -

Blue is Blue - the World through - 
Amber - Amber - Dew - Dew -
Seek - Friend - and see - 
Heaven is shy of Earth - that's all - 
Bashful Heaven - thy Lovers small - 
Hide - too - from thee - 

919

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If I can stop one Heart from breaking
I shall not live in vain
If I can ease one Life the Aching
Or cool one in Pain

Or help the fainting Robin
Unto his Nest again
I shall not live in vain.