Emily Dickinson Quotes

The Wind—tapped like a tired Man— And like a Host—'Come in' I boldly answered—entered then My Residence within A Rapid—footless Guest—
Emily Dickinson (1830-1886), U.S. poet. The Wind—tapped like a tired Man (l. 1-5). . . The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson. Thomas H. Johnson, ed. (1960) Little, Brown. (0) (0)
And Saints—to windows run— To see the little Tippler Leaning against the—Sun—
Emily Dickinson (1830-1886), U.S. poet. I taste a liquor never brewed (l. 14-16). . . The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson. Thomas H. Johnson, ed. (1960) Little, Brown. (0) (0)
Again, He tapped—'twas flurriedly— And I became alone—
Emily Dickinson (1830-1886), U.S. poet. The Wind—tapped like a tired Man (l. 19-20). . . The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson. Thomas H. Johnson, ed. (1960) Little, Brown. (0) (0)
I taste a liquor never brewed— From Tankards scooped in Pearl!—
Emily Dickinson (1830-1886), U.S. poet. I taste a liquor never brewed (l. 1-2). . . The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson. Thomas H. Johnson, ed. (1960) Little, Brown. (1) (0)
This is my letter to the World That never wrote to Me— The simple News that Nature told— With tender Majesty.
Emily Dickinson (1830-1886), U.S. poet. repr. in The Complete Poems, no. 441, Harvard variorum edition (1955). This is My Letter to the World, st. 1 (written c. 1862, published 1890). (2) (0)
It dropped so low in my regard I heard it hit the ground, And go to pieces on the stones At bottom of my mind;
Emily Dickinson (1830-1886), U.S. poet. It dropped so low—in my regard (l. 1-4). . . The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson. Thomas H. Johnson, ed. (1960) Little, Brown. (0) (1)
For love of her, sweet countrymen, Judge tenderly of me!
Emily Dickinson (1830-1886), U.S. poet. This is my letter to the world (l. 7-8). . . The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson. Thomas H. Johnson, ed. (1960) Little, Brown. (2) (0)
Nature was in her beryl apron, Mixing fresher air.
Emily Dickinson (1830-1886), U.S. poet. It sounded as if the streets were running (l. 7-8). . . The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson. Thomas H. Johnson, ed. (1960) Little, Brown. (0) (0)
This is my letter to the world, That never wrote to me— The simple news that Nature told,
Emily Dickinson (1830-1886), U.S. poet. This is my letter to the world (l. 1-3). . . The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson. Thomas H. Johnson, ed. (1960) Little, Brown. (1) (0)
And he unrolled his feathers And rowed him softer home— Than Oars divide the Ocean, Too silver for a seam— Or Butterflies, off Banks of Noon Leap, plashless as they swim.
Emily Dickinson (1830-1886), U.S. poet. A Bird came down the Walk (l. 15-20). CP-Di. The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson. Thomas H. Johnson, ed. (1960) Little, Brown. (1) (0)