(10 December 1830 – 15 May 1886 / Amherst / Massachusetts)

poet Emily Dickinson
#4 on top 500 poets

Quotations

  • ''A Route of Evanescence
    With a revolving Wheel—''
    Emily Dickinson (1830-1886), U.S. poet. A Route of Evanescence (l. 1-2). . . The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson. Thomas H. Johnson, ed. (1960) Little, Brown.
    515 person liked.
    		354 person did not like.
  • ''My Life had stood—a Loaded Gun—
    In Corners—till a Day
    The Owner passed—identified—
    And carried Me away—''
    Emily Dickinson (1830-1886), U.S. poet. My Life had stood—a Loaded Gun (l. 1-4). . . The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson. Thomas H. Johnson, ed. (1960) Little, Brown.
    552 person liked.
    		341 person did not like.
  • ''Wild Nights—Wild Nights!
    Were I with thee
    Wild Nights should be
    Our luxury!''
    Emily Dickinson (1830-1886), U.S. poet. Wild Nights!—Wild Nights! (L. 1-4). . . The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson. Thomas H. Johnson, ed. (1960) Little, Brown.
    412 person liked.
    		283 person did not like.
  • ''The mail from Tunis, probably,
    An easy Morning's Ride—''
    Emily Dickinson (1830-1886), U.S. poet. A Route of Evanescence (l. 7-8). . . The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson. Thomas H. Johnson, ed. (1960) Little, Brown.
    312 person liked.
    		286 person did not like.
  • ''Behold the Atom—I preferred—
    To all the lists of Clay!''
    Emily Dickinson (1830-1886), U.S. poet. Of all the souls that stand create (l. 11-12). . . The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson. Thomas H. Johnson, ed. (1960) Little, Brown.
    39 person liked.
    		9 person did not like.
  • ''A courteous, yet harrowing Grace,
    As Guest, that would be gone—''
    Emily Dickinson (1830-1886), U.S. poet. As imperceptibly as Grief (l. 11-12). CP-Di. The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson. Thomas H. Johnson, ed. (1960) Little, Brown.
    49 person liked.
    		12 person did not like.
  • ''Of all the souls that stand create—
    I have elected—One—''
    Emily Dickinson (1830-1886), U.S. poet. Of all the souls that stand create (l. 1-2). . . The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson. Thomas H. Johnson, ed. (1960) Little, Brown.
    59 person liked.
    		14 person did not like.
  • ''Our Summer made her light escape
    Into the Beautiful.''
    Emily Dickinson (1830-1886), U.S. poet. As imperceptibly as Grief (l. 15-16). CP-Di. The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson. Thomas H. Johnson, ed. (1960) Little, Brown.
    52 person liked.
    		13 person did not like.
  • ''Our journey had advanced;''
    Emily Dickinson (1830-1886), U.S. poet. Our journey had advanced (l. 1). . . The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson. Thomas H. Johnson, ed. (1960) Little, Brown.
    52 person liked.
    		12 person did not like.
  • ''As imperceptibly as Grief
    The Summer lapsed away—''
    Emily Dickinson (1830-1886), U.S. poet. As imperceptibly as Grief (l. 1-2). CP-Di. The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson. Thomas H. Johnson, ed. (1960) Little, Brown.
    42 person liked.
    		17 person did not like.

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Ah, Teneriffe!

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Ah, Teneriffe!
Retreating Mountain!
Purples of Ages—pause for you—
Sunset—reviews her Sapphire Regiment—
Day—drops you her Red Adieu!

Still—Clad in your Mail of ices—

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