Emily Dickinson (1830–86). Complete Poems. 1924.
Part Five: The Single HoundLXVII
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The Snow and Wind
Had swept the Winter Street,
The House was hooked,
The Sun sent out
Faint Deputies of heat—
The Apple in the cellar snug
Where rode the Bird
The Silence tied
His ample, plodding Steed,
Was all the one that played.