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Quote #4
The spreading wide my narrow Hands
To gather Paradise – (11-12)
Hard to miss the religious connotations of the word "Paradise." In many religions, it's the thing that's promised if we live the way we're supposed to live. Notice, though, that the speaker specifically doesn't use the word "Heaven," which would have a more direct Christian connotation. No way. The speaker's version of the sweet hereafter is nothing like the one mentioned in the Bible, where people hang out and tell God how awesome he is all day. Her version of paradise is an infinite realm of endless possibility.