Emily Dickinson Lexicon

FLOW, n.

1. A stream of water or other fluid; a current; as, a flow of water; a flow of blood.
2. A current of water with a swell or rise; as, the flow and ebb of tides.
3. A stream of any thing; as, a flow of wealth into the country.
4. Abundance; copiousness with action; as, a flow of spirits.
5. A stream of diction, denoting abundance of words at command and facility of speaking; volubility.
6. Free expression or communication of generous feelings and sentiments. The feast of reason, and the flow of soul.