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I dwell in possibilities... a fairer house than prose.

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
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Emilia Dickinson
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I could not stop for death and he did not stop for me.
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You'll find it-when you try to die- The Easier to let go- For recollecting such as went- You could not spare-you know.
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You cannot put a fire out! A thing that can ignite can go itself- without a flame- E'en through the darkest night!
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I don't profess to be profound but I do lay claim to common sense.
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Much Madness is divinest Sense -- To a discerning Eye -- Much Sense -- the starkest Madness -- 'Tis the Majority In this, as All, prevail -- Assent -- and you are sane -- Demur -- you're straightway dangerous -- And handled with a Chain --
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