"Bless God, he went as soldiers,His musket on his breast—Grant God, he charge the bravestOf all the martial blest!Please God, might I behold himIn epau...

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The soul should always stand ajar, ready to welcome the ecstatic experience.
More Emily Dickinson quotes
"Hope is the thing with feathers That perches in the soul And sings the tune without the words And never stops at all.
"We never know how high we are till we are called to rise. Then if we are true to form our statures touch the skies.
"Tell all the truth but tell it slant.
"The worm doth woo the mortal, death claims a living bride, Night unto day is married, morn unto eventide, Earth a merry damsel, and heaven a knight so...
"To live is so startling it leaves little time for anything else.
"Tell all the Truth but tell it slant--Success in Circuit liesToo bright for our infirm DelightThe Truth's superb surpriseAs Lightning to the Children ...
"There is no Frigate like a book.