 | Bradley Gilman - 1903 - 396 頁
...bade his friends good night, and went out. CHAPTER XI A PULPIT SUCCESS " He preached upon ' breadth, 1 till it argued him narrow — The broad are too broad...proclaimed him a liar — The truth never flaunted a sign." — EMILY DICKINSON. LET it be borne in mind that in Emmanuel Church, as in most churches, there was... | |
 | Emily Dickinson - 1994 - 228 頁
...are to daily faces As an evening west To a fine, pedantic sunshine In a satin vest. I03 The Preacher He preached upon 'breadth' till it argued him narrow,...proclaimed him a liar, The truth never flaunted a sign. I04 Prayer Prayer is the litde implement Through which men reach Where presence is denied them. They... | |
 | Martin Orzeck, Robert Weisbuch - 1996 - 296 頁
...displaying horsiness? saying nay? Another "pneumatic exhibitionist" suffers deflation in the familiar lines He preached upon "Breadth" till it argued him narrow...proclaimed him a Liar — The Truth never flaunted a Sign — (Poem 1207) If Truth here is, as I take it to be, another metonymy for Jesus, Dickinson may again... | |
 | Wendy Martin - 2002 - 276 頁
...Hollow religious language disgusted her: "He preached upon 'Breadth' till it argued him narrow . . . The Truth never flaunted a Sign - / Simplicity fled...counterfeit presence /As Gold the Pyrites would shun" (Fr 1z66). Dickinson was immune to the war fever around her as well. Scholars have combed her verse... | |
 | Emily Dickinson - 2004 - 124 頁
...enfranchised feet! Anecdotes of air in dungeons Have sometimes proved deadly sweet! XXXVIII. THE PREACHER. He preached upon "breadth" till it argued him narrow,...define; And of "truth" until it proclaimed him a liar, XXXVII. Simplicity fled from his counterfeit presence As gold the pyrites would shun. What confusion... | |
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Breadth" till it argued him narrow The Broad are too broad to define And of "Truth... 