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(1) A little road, not made of man —     Enabled of the eye, (2) Accessible to thill of bee,     Or cart of butterfly; (3) If town it have — besides itself,    'Tis that, I cannot say — (4) I only know — no vehicle That rumble there bear me. (Below: an original manuscript version, without editing or imposed lineation, and without ED's alternative "vehicle," instead of "curricle," adopted.) (1) A little Road –   not made of Man – Enabled of the Eye – (2) Accessible to Thill of Bee – Or Cart of Butterfly – (3) If Town it have – beyond itself – 'Tis that – I cannot say – (4) I only know – no Curricle   that rumble there   Bear me – ~ Emily Dickinson Slideshow ~ Pathways!

Commentary adapted from Emily Dickinson's Poems & Letters

(1) "Not 'revelation' 'tis that waits, but our unfurnished eyes." ~ (L #280) (J-0685) (F-0500)

(1) "Thomas' faith in anatomy, was stronger than his faith in faith." ~ (L #233) (Biblical ref. John 20:24-29)

(1-4) "Unfulfilled to observation, incomplete — to eye — but to faith — a revolution in locality." ~ (J-0972) (F-0839)

(1-4) "Winds of summer fields recollect the way — instinct picking up the key dropped by memory." ~ (J-1147) (F-1149)

(1-4) "To hope with the imagination is inevitable, but to remember — with it is the most consecrated ecstasy of the will." ~ (L #574)

(2) "A bee his burnished carriage drove boldly to a rose — combinedly alighting — himself — his carriage was." ~ (J-1339) (F-1351)

(2-4) "Elijah's wagon knew no thill, was innocent of wheel — Elijah's horses as unique as was his vehicle." ~ (J-1254) (F-1288) (Biblical ref. 2 Kings 2:11)

(3-4) "We must travel abreast with Nature if we want to know her . . ." ~ (Fragment #119)

(4) "Paradise is no journey because it is within." ~ (Fragment #099)

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