Life, p. 25
“
Surgeons must be very careful
When they take the knife!
Underneath their fine incisions
Stirs the culprit,—Life!
— Emily Dickinson
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Surgeons must be very careful
When they take the knife!
Underneath their fine incisions
Stirs the culprit,—Life!" in the context of "Life, p. 25" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Emily Dickinson" (Quotes, Collected Poems (1993): Fall River Press edition )
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About Emily Dickinson
Emily Elizabeth Dickinson (December 10, 1830 – May 15, 1886) was an American poet. Virtually unknown in her lifetime, Dickinson has come to be regarded as one of the greatest American poets of the 19th century. Although she wrote (at latest count) 1789 poems, only a few of them were published in her lifetime, all anonymously, and some perhaps without her knowledge.
About Emily Dickinson
Emily Elizabeth Dickinson (December 10, 1830 – May 15, 1886) was an American poet. Virtually unknown in her lifetime, Dickinson has come to be regarded as one of the greatest American poets of the 19th century. Although she wrote (at latest count) 1789 poems, only a few of them were published in her lifetime, all anonymously, and some perhaps without her knowledge.
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