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418 "Because I could not stop for Death" by Emily Dickinson

The History of Literature

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20 Words, 14 Heart Beats.

Emily dickinson has created a scene and defined the nature of the cosmos with grace and good humor. The whole attitude of this polme the whole mood. This is your life, not your death, or it's your death, not your life. Glass half full to you, unless you're a glass half empty person to your core,. in which case i will say, glass is full of poison. In 14, in 14 heart beats, 14 heartbeats. I'd lucky if i could complete a sneeze. So i'm tempted to take another break now, just to marvel at what an amazing first stanza that is. A speaker who can't stop, won't stop

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