Emily Dickinson, "What Soft — Cherubic Creatures" (wr. c. 1862)
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What Soft — Cherubic Creatures — These Gentlewomen are — One would as soon assault a Plush — Or violate a Star — Such Dimity Convictions — A Horror so refined Of freckled Human Nature — Of Deity — ashamed.
— Emily Dickinson on Women
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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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