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Quotation by Emily Dickinson
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A Bird came down the WalkA Book (1) The Complete Poems (1955)A Clock stoppedAfter Great Pain, a Formal Feeling Comes (written c. 1862, published 1929)After great pain, a formal feeling comesRelated Subjects
hope (13) death (8) life (8) love (5) loss (3) hell (3) sorrow (3) depression (3) poetry (2) communication (2)
This is the Hour of Lead—
Remembered, if outlived,
As Freezing persons, recollect the Snow—
First—Chill—then Stupor—then the
letting go—
Remembered, if outlived,
As Freezing persons, recollect the Snow—
First—Chill—then Stupor—then the
letting go—
Emily Dickinson (1830–1886), U.S. poet. After great pain, a formal feeling comes (l. 10–13).
CP-Di. The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson. Thomas H. Johnson, ed. (1960) Little, Brown.
CP-Di. The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson. Thomas H. Johnson, ed. (1960) Little, Brown.
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