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Emily Dickinson

Emily Elizabeth Dickinson (December 10, 1830 – May 15, 1886) was an American poet.

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Prayer is the little implement Through which Men reach Where Presence - is denied them. They fling their Speech By means of it - in God's Ear - If then He hear - This sums the Apparatus Comprised in Prayer

Denied, Mean, Men, Prayer, Speech

The Truth never flaunted a sign.

Atheism, Flaunted, Positive Atheism, Sign, Truth

God is indeed a jealous God. He cannot bear to see, that we had rather not with him, but with each other play.

Bear, Envy, God, Jealous, Play

The only secret people keep is immortality.

Immortality, Keep, People, Secret

A letter always seemed to me like immortality because it is the mind alone without corporeal friend.

Alone, Friendship, Letters, Like, Mind, Seemed

That no Flake of [snow] fall on you or them - is a wish that would be a Prayer, were Emily not a Pagan.

Emily, Fall, Prayer, Snow, Wish

Whenever a thing is done for the first time, it releases a little demon.

Demon, Done, Literature, Littles, Thing

How much can come And much can go, And yet abide the world!

Abide, Come, World

I never lost as much but twice, And that was in the sod.

Death, Loss, Lost, Sod, Twice

Truth - is as old as God-.

God, Old, Truth, Truth Is

The steeples swam in amethyst, the news like squirrels swam.

Like, News, Squirrels, Steeples, Swam

So instead of getting to Heaven, at last - I’m going, all along.

Heaven, Instead, Lasts, Preaching

Judge tenderly of me.

Judge, Judging, Tenderly

Banish Air from Air Divide Light if you dare

Air, Banish, Inspirational, Light

Each that we lose takes a part of us; A crescent still abides, Which like the moon, some turbid night, Is summoned by the tides.

Abides, Like, Loss, Moon, Night, Takes

I started early, took my dog, And visited the sea; The mermaids in the basement Came out to look at me

Basement, Dog, Mermaid, Mermaids, Sea, Took

I hope you're very careful working, eating and drinking when the heat is so great--there are temptations there which at home you are free from--beware the juicy fruits, and the cooling ades, and cordials, and do not eat ice-cream, it is so very dangerous.

Drinking, Eat, Eating, Home, Ice Cream

I took my Power in my Hand -- And went against the World -- 'Twas not so much as David -- had -- But I -- was twice as bold -- I aimed by Pebble -- but Myself Was all the one that fell -- Was it Goliath -- was too large -- Or was myself -- too small?

Bold, Fell, Hands, Pebbles, Twice, World

Answer July- Where is the Bee- Where is the Blush- Where is the Hay? Ah, said July- Where is the Seed- Where is the Bud- Where is the May- Answer Thee-Me-

Bee, Bud, July, Said, Seed, Summer

I argue thee that love is life. And life hath immortality.

Arguing, Immortality, Life, Love

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