by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886)
To the stanch Dust
Language: English
To the stanch Dust We safe commit thee -- Tongue if it hath, Inviolate to thee -- Silence -- denote -- And Sanctity -- enforce thee -- Passenger -- of Infinity --
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Authorship:
- by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886), no title [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Ernst Bacon (1898 - 1990), "Passenger of Infinity", 196-? [text not verified]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2013-12-03
Line count: 7
Word count: 24