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When it comes, the Landscape listens—
Shadows—hold their breath—
When it goes, 'tis like the Distance
On the look of Death—

Emily Dickinson

Emily Dickinson (1830–1886), U.S. poet. There's a certain Slant of light (l. 13–16). . .

The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson. Thomas H. Johnson, ed. (1960) Little, Brown.

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