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Dickinson, Emily, 1830-1886. Als to Catherine Sweetser, [late February 1870], p. 3; includes poem "Were it to be the last."

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Dickinson, Emily, 1830-1886. Als to Catherine Sweetser, [late February 1870], p. 3; includes poem "Were it to be the last.". Library ID: AMs 1170/18-27

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F1165A - Were it to be the last

Were it to be
the last
How infinite
would be
What we did
not suspect was
marked
Our final interview.

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First Line/Title: Were it to be the last
Date: 1870
Recipient: Catherine Dickinson Sweetser
Edition: Franklin Variorum 1998
Number: F1165A
Textual Notes: Division
1 be |
1 last ||
2 infinite |
3 did |
3 was |

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Manuscript: About late February 1870, in a letter to ed's Aunt Catherine Sweetser, whose son Henry died on 17 February (Rosenbach Museum and Library).
Recipient: Catherine Dickinson Sweetser
Textual Notes: Division
1 be |
1 last ||
2 infinite |
3 did |
3 was |
Publications: Poems (1955), 812-13; CP (1960), 518. Letters (1958), 469. (J1164)

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