The world stands out on either side No wider than the heart is wide; Above the world is stretched the sky, No higher than the soul is high. The heart can push the sea and land Farther away on either hand; The soul can split the sky in two, And let the face of God shine through. But East and West will pinch the heart That can not keep them pushed apart; And he whose soul is flat—the sky Will cave in on him by and by.

Her lawn looks like a meadow, And if she mows the place She leaves the clover standing And the Queen Anne's Lace.

I will be the gladdest thing under the sun! I will touch a hundred flowers and not pick one.

it may be said of me by Harper & Brothers, that although I reject their proposals, I welcome their advances.

I am not afraid of lawyers as I used to be. They are lambs in wolves' clothing.

She is happy where she lies With the dust upon her eyes.

The soul can split the sky in two and let the face of God shine through.