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121 " I am Nobody!Who are you?Are you nobody, too? "
― Emily Dickinson , The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson
122 " Bring me the sunset in a cup.” ― Emily Dickinson "
123 " I wish you a calmer sea "
124 " I should have had the joy Without the fear to justify, — "
125 " The Mind lives on the HeartLike any Parasite —"from “J:1355 "
126 " XIV: A WELL. What mystery pervades a well!The water lives so far,Like neighbor from another worldResiding in a jar.The grass does not appear afraid;I often wonder heCan stand so close and look so boldAt what is dread to me.Related somehow they may be, —The sedge stands next the sea,Where he is floorless, yet of fearNo evidence gives he. But nature is a stranger yet;The ones that cite her mostHave never passed her haunted house,Nor simplified her ghost.To pity those that know her notIs helped by the regretThat those who know her, know her less The nearer her they get. "
127 " Ma Rivière coule vers Toi -Mer bleue - Veux-tu m'accueillir ?Ma Rivière attend une réponse.Ô Mer - montre-toi bienveillante !J'irai te chercher des RuisseauxDans des vallons diaprés -Allez Mer - tu me prends ? "
128 " He lived where dreams were sown. His presence is enchantment, You beg him not to go; Old volumes shake their vellum heads And tantalize, just so. "
129 " XVI: A BOOK. There is no frigate like a bookTo take us lands away,Nor any coursers like a pageOf prancing poetry.This traverse may the poorest takeWithout oppress of toll;How frugal is the chariot That bears a human soul! "
130 " XXX. Faith is a fine inventionFor gentlemen who see;But microscopes are prudent In an emergency! "