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To lose thee -- sweeter than to gain All other hearts I knew. 'Tis true the drought is destitute, But then, I had the dew!
The Caspian has its realms of sand, Its other realm of sea. Without the sterile perquisite, No Caspian could be.
To lose thee -- sweeter than to gain
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Does anyone understand the second stanza about the Caspian? I don't.
Emily Dickinson is actually comparing the sand in the Caspian (the other part besides water that comprises the sea) to the loss of love...what she is saying is that without knowing sadness we would not be able to feel joy....