Emily Dickinson Quote

I fear a Man of frugal Speech —
I fear a Silent Man —
Haranguer — I can over take —
Or Babbler — entertain —
But He who weigheth — While the Rest —
Expend their further pound —
Of this Man — I am wary —
I fear that He is Grand —.


Poems: Including Variant Readings Critically Compared with All Known Manuscripts (1963 edition)


I fear a Man of frugal Speech — I fear a Silent Man — Haranguer — I can over take — Or Babbler — entertain — But He who weigheth —...

I fear a Man of frugal Speech — I fear a Silent Man — Haranguer — I can over take — Or Babbler — entertain — But He who weigheth —...

I fear a Man of frugal Speech — I fear a Silent Man — Haranguer — I can over take — Or Babbler — entertain — But He who weigheth —...

I fear a Man of frugal Speech — I fear a Silent Man — Haranguer — I can over take — Or Babbler — entertain — But He who weigheth —...