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He ate and drank the precious Words, his Spirit grew robust; He knew no more that he was poor, nor that his frame was Dust.

~Emily Dickinson

Topics: Ate Drank Dust Frame Grew He His Knew More Nor Poor Precious Robust Spirit Words

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Nature is our eldest mother; she will do no harm.

~Emily Dickinson

Topics: Eldest Harm Mother Nature Our She Will

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Success is counted sweetest by those who never succeed.

~Emily Dickinson

Topics: Counted Never Succeed Success Success Is Sweetest Those Who

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After great pain, a formal feeling comes. The Nerves sit ceremonious, like tombs.

~Emily Dickinson

Topics: After Feeling Formal Great Like Nerves Pain Sit Tombs

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I have a brother and sister; my mother does not care for thought, and father, too busy with his briefs to notice what we do. He buys me many books, but begs me not to read them, because he fears they joggle the mind.

~Emily Dickinson

Topics: Because Books Brother Brother And Sister Busy Buys Care Does Father Fears He His Many Me Mind Mother Notice Read Sister Them Thought Too

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To love is so startling it leaves little time for anything else.

~Emily Dickinson

Topics: Anything Anything Else Else Leaves Little Little Time Love Love Is Startling Time To Love

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It is better to be the hammer than the anvil.

~Emily Dickinson

Topics: Anvil Better Hammer Than

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Celebrity is the chastisement of merit and the punishment of talent.

~Emily Dickinson

Topics: Celebrity Merit Punishment Talent

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Sisters are brittle things. God was penurious with me, which makes me shrewd with Him. One is a dainty sum! One bird, one cage, one flight; one song in those far woods, as yet suspected by faith only!

~Emily Dickinson

Topics: Bird Cage Faith Far Flight God Him Makes Me Only Shrewd Sisters Song Sum Suspected Things Those Which Woods

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My friends are my estate.

~Emily Dickinson

Topics: Estate Friends

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Poet

Born: December 10th, 1830

Died: May 15th, 1886

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