The first We knew of Him was Death --
The second -- was -- Renown --
Except the first had justified
The second had not been.

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Poet: Emily Dickinson
Poem: 1006. The first We knew of Him was Death --
Volume: Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson
Year: Published/Written in 1955
Poem of the Day: Mar 10 2004
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