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September's Baccalaureate A combination is Of Crickets - Crows - and Retrospects And a dissembling Breeze That hints without assuming - An Innuendo sear That makes the Heart put up its Fun And turn Philosopher.

Emily Dickinson

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Emily Dickinson
Age: 55 †
Born: 1830
Born: December 10
Died: 1886
Died: May 15
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Emily Elizabeth Dickinson
Ai-mi-li Ti-chin-sen
Emilia Dickinson
Emily Dickinson
Heart
Combination
Sears
Philosopher
Crows
Assuming
Retrospect
Fun
Hints
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Crow
Sear
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Cricket
Dissembling
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Breeze
Crickets
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September
Innuendo

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