Reportless Subjects, to the Quick 1
Continual addressed－
But foreign as the Dialect
Of Danes, unto the rest.
Reportless Measures, to the Ear 5
Susceptive－stimulus－
But like an Oriental Tale
To others, fabulous－
Continual addressed－
But foreign as the Dialect
Of Danes, unto the rest.
Reportless Measures, to the Ear 5
Susceptive－stimulus－
But like an Oriental Tale
To others, fabulous－
(F.1118/J.1048)
[1] Reportless:: a word first used by Dickinson in here; not being reported before, not in any record. Subjects:: topics in Andersen's fairy tales. the Quick:: sensitive people, who can catch the subjects quickly.
[4] Danes:: a hint on Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875). the rest:: insensitive people.
[5] Reportless:: not to report directly. Measures:: rules of judgement, criterions. the Ear Susceptive stimulus:: people sensitive and excited by his fairy tale.
[7] like an Oriental Tale:: not an Oriental tale but alike; a hint on fairy tale.
[8] fabulous:: a hint on fables. others:: other insensitive people treated his tales as fabulous stories only.
