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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1906 Excerpt: ... Chapter Page X. To Mrs Todd, Mrs Tuckerman, The Misses, Mr C. H. Clark, And Mrs Currier. (1882-1886) 430 Index 443 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS Emily Dickinson's Home Frontispiece Page Letter To Mr C. H. Clark, facsimile 355 LETTERS OF EMILY DICKINSON CHAPTER VI To the Misses--AMONG the most natural and spontaneous of Emily Dickinson's letters are these to her cousins. They are, perhaps, more than usually full of her real self, or one unmistakable phase of that elusive individuality. Many, indeed, are so completely personal that they are of necessity omitted, and the final letter has been reserved for the closing chapter. January, 1859. Since it snows this morning, dear L, too fast for interruption, put your brown curls in a basket, and come and sit with me. I am sewing for Vinnie, and Vinnie is flying through the flakes to buy herself a little hood. It's quite a fairy morning, and I often lay down my needle, and 'build a castle in the air' which seri.ously impedes the sewing project. What if I pause a little longer, and write a note to you! Who will Vol. 11.--1 be the wiser? I have known little of you, since the October morning when our families went out driving, and you and I in the dining-room decided to be distinguished. It's a great thing to be 'great,' L, and you and I might tug for a life, and never accomplish it, but no one can stop our looking on, and you know some cannot sing, but the orchard is full of birds, and we all can listen. What if we learn, ourselves, some day! Who indeed knows?--said you had many little cares; I hope they do not fatigue you. I would not like to think of L as weary, now and then. Sometimes / get tired, and I would rather none I love would understand the word.... Do you still attend Fanny Kemble?' Aaron Burr' and father think he...
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- PublisherGeneral Books LLC
- Publication date2012
- ISBN 10 1154165825
- ISBN 13 9781154165821
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages96
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