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Houghton Library - p. 1 J847, Fr795

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Dickinson, Emily, 1830-1886.Truth is as old as God. [first line] A.MS.s.; [Amherst, n.d.] 1s. (3p.) MS Am 1118.2 (99). Houghton Library, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.
Houghton Library - p. 1 J847, Fr795
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Letters (1894), 162, from the Holland copy (A); also LL (1924), 188; and Letters (1931), 159. LH (1951), 39, from Letters (1931). Poems (1955), 633-34 (A, B principal); CP (1960), 404 (B). MB (1981), 1183 (B), in facsimile. (J836). Franklin Variorum 1998 (F795A).
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Imported: 2013-10-21 13:02:53 -0400
Order: 1
Order Label: p. 1 J847, Fr795
Label: p. 1 J847, Fr795
Filename: ms_am_1118_2_99_0001

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F795A - Truth is as old as God

Truth - is as old
as God -
His Twin Identity -
And will endure
as long as He -
A Co Eternity -
And perish, on
the Day
That He is borne
away
From Mansion of
the Universe -
A lifeless Deity -

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First Line/Title: Truth is as old as God
Date: 1864
Recipient: Josiah Gilbert Holland
Edition: Franklin Variorum 1998
Number: F795A
Textual Notes: Division
1 old |
3 endure |
5 on |
6 borne |
7 of |

7 Universe - ||
Division
3 long |
7 the |
6 That He] Himself

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Manuscript: Two fair copies, variant, about 1864 and 1865. One addressed "Doctor" and signed "Emily" was sent about early 1864 to Josiah Gilbert Holland (h h99).
Recipient: Josiah Gilbert Holland
Notes: Two fair copies, variant, about 1864 and 1865. One addressed "Doctor" and signed "Emily" was sent about early 1864 to Josiah Gilbert Holland (hh99).
Textual Notes: Division
1 old |
3 endure |
5 on |
6 borne |
7 of |

7 Universe - ||
Division
3 long |
7 the |
6 That He] Himself
Publications: Letters (1894), 162, from the Holland copy (A); also LL (1924), 188; and Letters (1931), 159. LH (1951), 39, from Letters (1931). Poems (1955), 633-34 (A, B principal); CP (1960), 404 (B). MB (1981), 1183 (B), in facsimile. (J836)

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F795B - Truth is as old as God

The Poems of Emily Dickinson, Variorum Edition, Franklin, 1998

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