Written by faded men" in one poem and described how charts and compasses are  discarded when "rowing in Eden!"
In an allegorical poem by this author, sin is the "distinguished precipice," David is "the Troubadour," Judas is "the Great  Defaulter," Satan is "the Brigadier," and Eden is "the ancient Homestead." This author notes that "Microscopes are  prudent in an emergency" in contrast to faith, which is "a fine invention / When Gentlemen can see." This author wrote  that "The Bible is an (*) antique volume—Written by faded men" in one poem and described how charts and compasses are  discarded when "rowing in Eden!" in another. In one poem by this writer, the title character is unmoved when "an emperor is  kneeling / Upon her mat," since she "shuts the door" immediately following the title action. This author of "Wild Nights! Wild  Nights!" and "The soul selects her own society" described how from "tankards scooped in pearl," the speaker "taste[s] a liquor  never brewed." For 10 points, name this Belle of Amherst.
In an allegorical poem by this author, sin is the "distinguished precipice," David is "the Troubadour," Judas is "the Great  Defaulter," Satan is "the Brigadier," and Eden is "the ancient Homestead."
Emily [Elizabeth] Dickinson