Emily Dickinson - This World is not Conclusion Flashcards
[First Line]
This World is not Conclusion.
This World is not Conclusion.
A Species stands beyond -
A Species stands beyond -
Invisible, as Music -
Invisible, as Music -
But positive, as Sound -
But positive, as Sound -
It beckons, and it baffles -
It beckons, and it baffles -
Philosophy, dont know -
Philosophy, dont know -
And through a Riddle, at the last -
And through a Riddle, at the last -
Sagacity, must go -
Sagacity, must go -
To guess it, puzzles scholars -
To guess it, puzzles scholars -
To gain it, Men have borne
To gain it, Men have borne
Contempt of Generations
Contempt of Generations
And Crucifixion, shown -
And Crucifixion, shown -
Faith slips - and laughs, and rallies -
Faith slips - and laughs, and rallies -
Blushes, if any see -
Blushes, if any see -
Plucks at a twig of Evidence -