by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886)
Dropped into the
Language: English
Dropped into the Ether Acre! Wearing the sod gown - Bonnet of Everlasting laces - Brooch frozen on! Horses of blonde - And coach of silver, Baggage a strapped Pearl! Journey of Down And whip of Diamond - Riding to meet the Earl!
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Text Authorship:
- by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886), no title, appears in The Single Hound [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 Arthur Farwell (1872 - 1952), "Dropped into the Ether Acre", op. 108 (Ten Emily Dickinson Songs) no. 10 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Discesa in un campo di spiriti", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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