Life, and Death, and Giants —

Life, and Death, and Giants —

Such as These — are still —

Minor — Apparatus — Hopper of the Mill —

Beetle at the Candle —

Or a Fife’s Fame —

Maintain —

by Accident that they proclaim —

Emily Dickinson

Life, and Death, and Giants —
Such as These Majors are resolute —
Hopper of the Mill, Minor Apparatus
Or Hurricane Candle
Or a Fife’s Fame —
Maintain — by Accident that they proclaim —

Lamps in the daytime 

*Hopper: Receiver like an inverted cone, through which grain passes into a mill.
*Beetle at the Candle: (Wind) beater; Hurricane Candle
*Fife: wind instrument played chiefly in martial music with drums.

These are not significant in peaceful time.