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Emily Dickinson: “Poetry is not a turning loose of emotion, but an escape from emotion; it is not the expression of personality but an escape from personality. But, of course, only those who have personality and emotion know what it means to want to escape from these.”
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Emily Dickinson: “Anger as soon as fed is dead --
'tis starving makes it fat.”
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Emily Dickinson: “That it will never come again is what makes life so sweet.”
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Emily Dickinson: “Some keep the Sabbath going to Church,
I keep it staying at Home -
With a bobolink for a Chorister,
And an Orchard, for a Dome.”
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Emily Dickinson: “I hope you love birds, too. It is economical. It saves going to Heaven.”
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Emily Dickinson: “Who has not found the heaven below
Will fail of it above.
God's residence is next to mine,
His furniture is love.”
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Emily Dickinson: “If I can stop one heart from breaking,
I shall not live in vain.
If I can ease one life the aching,
Or cool one pain,
Or help one fainting robin
Unto his nest again,
I shall not live in vain.”
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Emily Dickinson: “Success is counted sweetest
By those who ne'er succeed.
To comprehend a nectar
Requires sorest need.”
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Emily Dickinson: “Before the ice is in the pools,
Before the skaters go,
Or any cheek at nightfall
Is tarnished by the snow,
Before the fields have finished,
Before the Christmas tree,
Wonder upon wonder
Will arrive to me!”
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Emily Dickinson: “My life closed twice before its close;
    It yet remains to see
If Immortality unveil
    A third event to me,
So huge, so hopeless to conceive,
    As these that twice befell.
Parting is all we know of heaven,
    And all we need of hell.”
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Emily Dickinson: “Heaven is so far of the Mind
That were the Mind dissolved—
The Site—of it—by Architect
Could not again be proved— 'Tis vast—as our Capacity—
As fair—as our idea—
To Him of adequate desire
No further 'tis, than Here—”
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Emily Dickinson: “What is -- ‘Paradise’ --
Who live there --
Are they ‘Farmers’ --
Do they ‘hoe’ --
Do they know that this is ‘Amherst’ --
And that I -- am coming -- too --

Do they wear ‘new shoes’ -- in ‘Eden’ --
Is it always pleasant -- there --
Won’t they scold us -- when we’re homesick --
Or tell God -- how cross we are --

You are sure there’s such a person
As ‘a Father’ -- in the sky --
So if I get lost -- there -- ever --
Or do what the Nurse calls ‘die’ --
I shan’t walk the ‘Jasper’ -- barefoot --
Ransomed folks -- won’t laugh at me --
Maybe -- ‘Eden’ a’n’t so lonesome
As New England used to be!”
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Emily Dickinson: “Why -- do they shut Me out of Heaven?
Did I sing -- too loud?
But -- I can say a little ‘Minor’
Timid as a Bird!

Wouldn't the Angels try me --
Just -- once -- more --
Just -- see -- if I troubled them --
But don't -- shut the door!

Oh, if I -- were the Gentleman
In the ‘White Robe’ --
And they -- were the little Hand -- that knocked --
Could -- I -- forbid?”
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Emily Dickinson: “My best Acquaintances are those
With Whom I spoke no Word--
The Stars that stated come to Town
Esteemed Me never rude
Although to their Celestial Call
I failed to make reply--
My constant--reverential Face
Sufficient Courtesy.”
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Emily Dickinson: “Love -- is anterior to Life --
Posterior -- to Death --
Initial of Creation, and
The Exponent of Earth -- ”
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Emily Dickinson: “Death is a Dialogue between
The Spirit and the Dust.
'Dissolve' says Death—The Spirit 'Sir
I have another Trust'— Death doubts it—Argues from the Ground—
The Spirit turns away
Just laying off for evidence
An Overcoat of Clay.”
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Emily Dickinson: “The Brain -- is wider than the Sky --
For -- put them side by side --
The one the other will contain
With ease -- and You -- beside --

The Brain is deeper than the sea --
For -- hold them -- Blue to Blue --
The one the other will absorb --
As Sponges -- Buckets -- do --

The Brain is just the weight of God --
For -- Heft them -- Pound for Pound --
And they will differ -- if they do --
As Syllable from Sound -- ”
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Emily Dickinson: “The Bible is an antique Volume—
Written by faded men
At the suggestion of Holy Spectres—
Subjects—Bethlehem—
Eden—the ancient Homestead—
Satan—the Brigadier—
Judas—the Great Defaulter—
David—the Troubador—
Sin—a distinguished Precipice
Others must resist—
Boys that 'believe' are very lonesome—
Other Boys are 'lost'—
Had but the Tale a warbling Teller—
All the Boys would come—
Orpheus' Sermon captivated—
It did not condemn—”
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Emily Dickinson: “Bereavement in their death to feel
Whom We have never seen --
A Vital Kinsmanship import
Our Soul and theirs -- between --

For Stranger -- Strangers do not mourn --
There be Immortal friends
Whom Death see first -- ‘tis news of this
That paralyze Ourselves...

Who, vital only to Our Thought --
Such Presence bear away
In dying -- ‘tis as if Our Souls
Absconded -- suddenly -- ”
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Emily Dickinson: “Because I could not stop for Death --
He kindly stopped for me --
The Carriage held but just Ourselves --
And Immortality.

We slowly drove -- He knew no haste
And I had put away
My labor and my leisure too,
For His Civility?

We passed the School, where Children strove
At Recess -- in the Ring --
We passed the Fields of Gazing Grain --
We passed the Setting Sun --

Or rather -- He passed Us --
The Dews drew quivering and chill --
For only Gossamer, my Gown --
My Tippet -- only Tulle --

We paused before a House that seemed
A Swelling of the Ground --
The Roof was scarcely visible --
The Cornice -- in the Ground --

Since then -- ‘tis Centuries -- and yet
Feels shorter than the Day
I first surmised the Horses’ Heads
Were toward Eternity -- ”
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Emily Dickinson: “All but Death, can be Adjusted—
Dynasties repaired—
Systems—settled in their Sockets—
Citadels—dissolved— Wastes of Lives—resown with Colors
By Succeeding Springs—
Death—unto itself—Exception—
Is exempt from Change—”
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Emily Dickinson: “That Love is all there is,
Is all we know of Love.”
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Emily Dickinson: “Parting is all we know of heaven and all we need of hell.”
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Emily Dickinson: “To live is so startling it leaves little time for anything else.”
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Emily Dickinson: “Truth is such a rare thing, it is delighted to tell it.”
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Emily Dickinson: “There is no frigate like a book
To take us lands away.”
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Emily Dickinson: “I'm Nobody! Who are you?
Are you -- Nobody -- too?
Then there's a pair of us?
Don't tell! they'd advertise -- you know!”
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