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Emily Dickinson Quotes

Immortal is an ample word
When what we need is by
But when it leaves us for a time
‘Tis a necessity.

Source:Poem no. 1205: Immortal is an ample word; in The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson (ed. Little, Brown & Co., 1960), Page 532
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  • Name: Emily Dickinson
  • Profession: Poet
  • Born: December 10, 1830 - May 15, 1886
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