 He ate and drank the precious words, His spirit grew robust; He knew no more that he was poor, Nor that his frame was dust. He danced along the dingy days, And this bequest of wings Was but a book. What liberty A loosened spirit brings!  The Chautauquan - Page 76edited by - 1903Full view - About this book
 | Milton Meltzer - 2005 - 140 pages
...the right book reaching the right mind at just the right moment is voiced in one of Emily's poems: He ate and drank the precious Words— His Spirit grew...that his frame was Dust— He danced along the dingy Days And this Bequest of Wings Was but a Book—What Liberty A loosened spirit brings— Once, jokingly,... | |
 | Haig A. Bosmajian - 2006 - 241 pages
...and emperors'" (Rev. 10:8-11). Poetically, Emily Dickinson writes of words being eaten and drunk: He ate and drank the precious Words — His Spirit grew robust — He knew no more than he was poor, Nor that his frame was Dust — He danced along the dingy Days, And this Bequest... | |
 | Dorothy W. Martyn - 2007 - 193 pages
...this constant companion. Perhaps it is appropriate to let Dickinson speak for me at the outset: He ate and drank the precious Words — His Spirit grew...that his frame was Dust — He danced along the dingy Days And this Bequest of Wings Was but a Book — What Liberty A loosened spirit brings — (#1587)... | |
 | Francis Fisher Browne, Waldo Ralph Browne, Scofield Thayer - 1911 - 410 pages
...leave him, his " bequest of wings " more than making good the loss of the free use of his legs. " He ate and drank the precious words, His spirit grew...that his frame was dust. He danced along the dingy days ; And this bequest of wings Was but a book. What liberty A loosen'd spirit brings!" • • •... | |
 | District of Columbia. Board of Commissioners - 1914 - 928 pages
...well, are the books a boon. To some a book has meant what it does in Emily Dickinson's little poem: "He ate and drank the precious words, His spirit grew...that his frame was dust. He danced along the dingy days, And this bequest of wings Was but a book . What liberty A loosened spirit brings!" Add to the... | |
 | 1920 - 462 pages
...can be spared or allowed to deteriorate. Where will your work count the most and the longest ? "He ate and drank the precious words, His spirit grew...that his frame was dust. He danced along the dingy days, And this bequest of wings Was but a book; what liberty A loosened spirit brings!" — Emily Dickinson.... | |
 | Emily Dickinson - 2006 - 446 pages
...días opacos. Y este legado de alas fue sólo un libro. ¡Qué libertad presta un espíritu libre! He ate and drank the precious Words — / His Spirit...his frame was Dust — // He danced along the dingy Days / And this Bequest of Wings / Was but a Book — What Liberty / A loosened spirit brings — c.... | |
 | 1917 - 466 pages
...James Madison, Secretary of State, and Levi Lincoln, Attorney General. By ALICE VAN LEER CARRICK 'He ate and drank the precious words, His spirit grew...more that he was poor, Nor that his frame was dust. I AM hoping that you love these verses of Emily Dickinson's as 1 do for then you will understand what... | |
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