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He preached upon "Breadth" till it argued him narrow — He preached upon "Breadth" till it argued him narrow — The Broad are too broad to define And of "Truth" until it proclaimed him a Liar — The Truth never flaunted a Sign — Simplicity fled from his counterfeit presence ... Poet:	Step lightly on this narrow spot — Step lightly on this narrow spot — The broadest Land that grows Is not so ample as the Breast These Emerald Seams enclose. Step lofty, for this name be told As far as Cannon dwell Or Flag subsist or... Poet:	The Heart has narrow Banks The Heart has narrow Banks It measures like the Sea In mighty — unremitting Bass And Blue Monotony Till Hurricane bisect And as itself discerns Its insufficient Area The Heart convulsive... Poet:	Till Death — is narrow Loving — Till Death — is narrow Loving — The scantest Heart extant Will hold you till your privilege Of Finiteness — be spent — But He whose loss procures you Such Destitution that Your Life too abject for... Poet:
You're right — "the way is narrow" — You're right — "the way is narrow" — And "difficult the Gate" — And "few there be" — Correct again — That "enter in — thereat" — 'Tis Costly — So are purples! 'Tis just the price of Breath — With but... Poet: