Objects
Within, within the cut and slender joint alone, with sudden equals andno more than three, two in the centre make two one side.
If the elbow is long and it is filled so then the best example is alltogether.
The kind of show is made by squeezing.
Words in this poem
- centre v. i.
- To be placed in a center; to be central.
- squeezing n.
- The act of pressing; compression; oppression.
Definitions and etymologies from Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913.
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Objects is in the public domain. This text is taken from Tender Buttons: Objects, Food, Rooms, Project Gutenberg ebook #15396; the transcription's header, footer and licence were removed and nothing else was changed. You may copy, print and reuse it freely.
Cite as: Gertrude Stein, Objects, in Tender Buttons (1914), text of Project Gutenberg ebook #15396, Laurel, https://laurelpoetry.com/poem/stein-tender-buttons/objects-objects.html, id L28655.
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