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A sloop of amber slips away Upon an ether sea, And wrecks in peace a purple tar, The son of ecstasy.
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Confirmed with Poems by Emily Dickinson. Third Series, ed by Mabel Loomis Todd, Boston: Roberts Brothers, 1896.
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A Sloop of Amber slips away Upon an Ether Sea, and wrecks in Peace a Purple Tar, -- The Son of Ecstasy --
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This text was added to the website: 2011-06-05
Line count: 4
Word count: 21
Une Corvette d'Ambre glisse au loin Sur une Mer d'Éther, Et coule Paisiblement un Matelot Poupre, Le fils de l'Extase --
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This text was added to the website: 2011-06-06
Line count: 4
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