I never saw a Moor -- - A poem by Emily Dickinson

Emily Dickinson - I never saw a Moor --

I never saw a Moor --
I never saw the Sea --
Yet know I how the Heather looks
And what a Billow be.

I never spoke with God
Nor visited in Heaven --
Yet certain am I of the spot
As if the Chart were given --

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I never saw a Moor -- - Comments and Information
Poet: Emily Dickinson Poem: 1052. I never saw a Moor -- Volume: Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson Year: Published/Written in 1955 Poem of the Day: Feb 3 2003 Comment 19 of 19, added on December 9th, 2010 at 11:48 AM. love it i finally gone through the whole list 1052 is a lot of poems to chosse form but this is my favorite m from United States Comment 18 of 19, added on November 29th, 2010 at 11:49 PM. If it helps: A Billow is a large wave Checks are colored seat checks that indicated the destinations of passengers on a train after their tickets have been collected. (Nowadays, we use planes so it is understandable that most people will not know this definition). Personally, i think this poem is rather brilliant. It tells us that although we have not seen something, it is there and although we have not seen it through experience, we can depict what it is like within our mind. Tsukimi from United States Comment 17 of 19, added on March 24th, 2010 at 11:30 AM. =) this is depressing...... and a bit wakk... so ......yea.....gbmh wendy from United States More Comments >> Are you looking for more information on this poem? Perhaps you are trying to analyze it? The poem, I never saw a Moor --, has received 19 comments. Click here to read them, and perhaps post a comment of your own.

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Poet: Emily Dickinson Poem: 1052. I never saw a Moor -- Volume: Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson Year: Published/Written in 1955 Last read: 2013-06-19 21:36:58 Poem of the Day: Feb 3 2003 Viewed 48461 times. Added Jan 9 2004.

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