"Was not" was all the Statement. - A poem by Emily Dickinson


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Emily Dickinson - "Was not" was all the Statement.

"Was not" was all the Statement.
The Unpretension stuns --
Perhaps -- the Comprehension --
They wore no Lexicons --

But lest our Speculation
In inanition die
Because "God took him" mention --
That was Philology --

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Poet: Emily Dickinson Poem: 1342. "Was not" was all the Statement. Volume: Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson Year: Published/Written in 1955 Poem of the Day: Oct 14 2006 There are no comments for this poem. Why not be the first one to post something about it? Are you looking for more information on this poem? Perhaps you are trying to analyze it? The poem, "Was not" was all the Statement., has not yet been commented on. You can click here to be the first to post a comment about it. 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: 1342. "Was not" was all the Statement. Volume: Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson Year: Published/Written in 1955 Last read: May 15 2008, 10:43PM Poem of the Day: Oct 14 2006 Viewed 1233 times. Added Jan 9 2004.

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