by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886)
My Soul ‑‑ accused me ‑‑ And I quailed
Language: English
My Soul -- accused me -- And I quailed -- As Tongue of Diamond had reviled All else accused me -- and I smiled -- My Soul -- that Morning -- was My friend -- Her favor -- is the best Disdain Toward Artifice of Time -- or Men -- But Her Disdain -- 'twere lighter bear A finger of Enamelled Fire --
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Text Authorship:
- by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886), no title, appears in Further poems of Emily Dickinson, first published 1929 [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 Henry Leland Clarke (1907 - 1992), "My Soul -- accused me -- And I quailed", 1965 [ medium voice and viola or violin ], from Emily Dickinson Canons [sung text not yet checked]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2004-06-02
Line count: 8
Word count: 51