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Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson

'Tis true—They shut me in the Cold

'Tis true—They shut me in the Cold

538

'Tis true—They shut me in the Cold—
But then—Themselves were warm
And could not know the f…

211
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson

To die

To die

To die--takes just a little while--
They say it doesn't hurt-It's
only fainter--by degrees--
And then--it's out of sight--

313
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson

'Tis so much joy! 'Tis so much joy!

'Tis so much joy! 'Tis so much joy!

172

'Tis so much joy! 'Tis so much joy!
If I should fail, what poverty!
And yet, as poor as I…

245
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson

'Tis Opposites-entice

'Tis Opposites-entice

355

'Tis Opposites-entice-
Deformed Men-ponder Grace-
Bright fires-the Blanketless-
The Lost-Day's fac…

345
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson

'Tis not that Dying hurts us so

'Tis not that Dying hurts us so

335

'Tis not that Dying hurts us so'
Tis Living-hurts us more-
But Dying-is a different way-

291
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson

'Tis good-the looking back on Grief

'Tis good-the looking back on Grief

660

'Tis good-the looking back on Grief-
To re-endure a Day-
We thought the Mighty Funeral-

284
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson

Till Death—is narrow Loving

Till Death—is narrow Loving

907

Till Death—is narrow Loving—
The scantest Heart extant
Will hold you till your privilege

248
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson

'Tis Anguish grander than Delight

'Tis Anguish grander than Delight

984

'Tis Anguish grander than Delight
'Tis Resurrection Pain-
The meeting Bands of smitten Face …

177
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson

Through lane it lay—through bramble

Through lane it lay—through bramble

9

Through lane it lay—through bramble—
Through clearing and through wood—
Banditti often pass…

252
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson

Through the strait pass of suffering

Through the strait pass of suffering

792

Through the strait pass of suffering-
The Martyrs-even-trod.
Their feet-upon Temptations-…

218
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson

Tho' my destiny be Fustian

Tho' my destiny be Fustian

163

Tho' my destiny be Fustian-
Hers be damask fine-
Tho' she wear a silver apron-
I, a less divi…

276
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson

Those who have been in the Grave the longest

Those who have been in the Grave the longest

922

Those who have been in the Grave the longest-
Those who begin Today-
Equally peris…

256
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson

This was in the White of the Year

This was in the White of the Year

995

This was in the White of the YearThat-
was in the Green-
Drifts were as difficult then to thi…

393
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson

This-is the land-the Sunset washes

This-is the land-the Sunset washes

266

This-is the land-the Sunset washesThese-
are the Banks of the Yellow Sea-
Where it rose-or w…

263
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson

This Merit hath the worst

This Merit hath the worst

979

This Merit hath the worst-
It cannot be again-
When Fate hath taunted last
And thrown Her fur…

289
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson

This that would greet-an hour ago

This that would greet-an hour ago

778

This that would greet-an hour ago-
Is quaintest Distance-now-
Had it a Guest from Paradise-

263
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson

This heart that broke so long

This heart that broke so long

145

This heart that broke so long-
These feet that never flagged-
This faith that watched for star in…

319
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson

This is my letter to the world,

This is my letter to the world,

This is my letter to the world,
That never wrote to me,--

The simple news that Nature told,
With t…

264
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson

This Consciousness that is aware

This Consciousness that is aware

822

This Consciousness that is aware
Of Neighbors and the Sun
Will be the one aware of Death

210
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson

This Bauble was preferred of Bees

This Bauble was preferred of Bees

805

This Bauble was preferred of Bees-
By Butterflies admired
At Heavenly-Hopeless Distances-

275
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson

They put Us far apart

They put Us far apart

474

They put Us far apart-
As separate as Sea
And Her unsown Peninsula-
We signified "These see"-

350
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson

They Shut Me Up in Prose

They Shut Me Up in Prose

They shut me up in Prose --
As when a little Girl
They put me in the Closet --
Because they liked me "still" --

283
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson

They dropped like flakes

They dropped like flakes

They dropped like flakes, they dropped like stars,
Like petals from a rose,
When suddenly across the lune
A wind…

312
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson

'They Have Not Chosen Me,' He Said

'They Have Not Chosen Me,' He Said

'They have not chosen me,' he said,
'But I have chosen them!'
Brave—Broken hearted statement—
Uttered …

275