All I may, if small, 1
Do it not display
Larger for the Totalness－
'Tis Economy
To bestow a World 5
And withhold a Star－
Utmost, is Munificence－
Less, tho' larger, poor.
Do it not display
Larger for the Totalness－
'Tis Economy
To bestow a World 5
And withhold a Star－
Utmost, is Munificence－
Less, tho' larger, poor.
(F.799/J.819)
[1] I may:: Dickinson may display her thoughts in her poems. small:: ungenerous in disclosing her thoughts.
[3] Larger, Totalness:: what she has displayed is larger than we see.
[4] Economy:: management.
[5] World:: Dickinson's riddle world.
[6] Star:: loadstar, guidance to read.
[7, 8] Munificence, Less:: less munificence in thoughts, though more words, is poor in content.