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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE SEA OF SUNSET, by EMILY DICKINSON Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
First Line: This is the land the sunset washes, / these are the banks of
Last Line: Dip, and vanish with fairy sails.
Variant Title(s): Poem: 266;poem: 297
First Line: This is the land the sunset washes, / these are the banks of
Last Line: Dip, and vanish with fairy sails.
Variant Title(s): Poem: 266;poem: 297
This is the land the sunset washes,
These are the banks of the Yellow Sea;
Where it rose, or whither it rushes,
These are the western mystery!
Night after night her purple traffic
Strews the landing with opal bales;
Merchantmen poise upon horizons,
Dip, and vanish with fairy sails.
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