It always felt to me — a wrong
To that Old Moses — done —
To let him see — the Canaan —
Without the entering —
And tho' in soberer moments —
No Moses there can be
I'm satisfied — the Romance
In point of injury —
Surpasses sharper stated —
Of Stephen — or of...
That I did always love
I bring thee Proof
That till I loved
I never lived — Enough —
That I shall love alway —
I argue thee
That love is life —
And life hath Immortality —
This — dost thou doubt — Sweet —
Then have I
Nothing to show
...
The Soul should always stand ajar
That if the Heaven inquire
He will not be obliged to wait
Or shy of troubling Her
Depart, before the Host have slid
The Bolt unto the Door —
To search for the accomplished Guest,
Her Visitor, no more —
They won't frown always — some sweet Day
When I forget to tease —
They'll recollect how cold I looked
And how I just said "Please."
Then They will hasten to the Door
To call the little Girl
Who cannot thank Them for the Ice
That filled the lisping full.
Tried always and Condemned by thee
Permit me this reprieve
That dying I may earn the look
For which I cease to live —
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When you look at a picture you always can see
If a Man of Sense has Painted he
Then never flinch but keep up a Jaw
About freedom & jenny suck awa'[4]
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