Perception of an object costs - A poem by Emily Dickinson


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Emily Dickinson - Perception of an object costs

Perception of an object costs
Precise the Object's loss --
Perception in itself a Gain
Replying to its Price --

The Object Absolute -- is nought --
Perception sets it fair
And then upbraids a Perfectness
That situates so far --

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Poet: Emily Dickinson Poem: 1071. Perception of an object costs Volume: Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson Year: Published/Written in 1955 Poem of the Day: Oct 3 2004 Comment 1 of 1, added on April 18th, 2005 at 11:43 PM. The worth of an object is determined by the price we place on its head. Perception is based chiefly on memory. Dickinson seems to be saying that our memories over-inflate the value of some objects that really are not as rare as they seem. Deborah from United States More Comments >> Are you looking for more information on this poem? Perhaps you are trying to analyze it? The poem, Perception of an object costs, has received one comment so far. Click here to read it, and perhaps post a comment of your own.

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Poet: Emily Dickinson Poem: 1071. Perception of an object costs Volume: Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson Year: Published/Written in 1955 Last read: 2013-05-22 07:16:32 Poem of the Day: Oct 3 2004 Viewed 7839 times. Added Jan 9 2004.

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