As by the dead we love to sit, - A poem by Emily Dickinson


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Emily Dickinson - As by the dead we love to sit,

As by the dead we love to sit,
Become so wondrous dear --
As for the lost we grapple
Tho' all the rest are here --

In broken mathematics
We estimate our prize
Vast -- in its fading ration
To our penurious eyes!

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Poet: Emily Dickinson Poem: 88. As by the dead we love to sit, Volume: Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson Year: Published/Written in 1955 Comment 1 of 1, added on December 16th, 2005 at 9:13 PM. we do ,for the dead we might know or not we sit we sit wendy from United States More Comments >> Are you looking for more information on this poem? Perhaps you are trying to analyze it? The poem, As by the dead we love to sit,, has received one comment so far. Click here to read it, and perhaps post a comment of your own. Of course you can also always discuss poems by Emily Dickinson with others on the American Poems poetry forum!

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Poet: Emily Dickinson Poem: 88. As by the dead we love to sit, Volume: Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson Year: Published/Written in 1955 Last read: Jul 21 2008, 6:15PM Viewed 4273 times. Added on December 16th, 2005 at 9:13 PM.

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