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Dickinson, Emily, 1830-1886. Letter to Mrs. James S. Cooper [fragment?], p. 1. Includes poem Go thy great way.

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Credits: Yale Collection of American Literature, Beinecke Library, Yale University, New Haven, CT
Dickinson, Emily, 1830-1886. Letter to Mrs. James S. Cooper [fragment?], p. 1. Includes poem Go thy great way.. Library ID: YCAL MSS 200

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Letters (1894), 396, in the letter to Cooper (B); also Letters (1931), 385. Bingham, Emily Dickinson: A Revelation (1954), 68, in the letter to Kimball (A). Poems (1955), 1123 (A and B as identical); CP (1960), 672 (A/B). Letters (1958), 860 (A) and 863 (B). (J1638). Franklin Variorum 1998 (F1673B).
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Library ID: YCAL MSS 200

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F1673B - Go thy great way!

Go thy great
way!
The Stars
thou meetst
Are even as
Thyself -
For what are
Stars but
Asterisks
To point a
human Life?

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First Line/Title: Go thy great way!
Date: 1885
Recipient: Abigail Ingersoll Cooper
Edition: Franklin Variorum 1998
Number: F1673B
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2 thou |
3 as |
4 are |
4 but |
5 a |
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2 Stars |
3 as |
4 are |
4 but |
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Manuscript: Two, about 1885, in pencil, both in letters. One went to Benjamin Kimball, Otis Lord's executor, with whom ed corresponded during the first half of 1885, this letter having been sent about February (New York Public Library, Berg Collection).
Recipient: Abigail Ingersoll Cooper
Notes: The other letter with this poem went to Abigail Cooper thanking her for some kindness (y-brbl).
Textual Notes: Division
1 way! ||
2 thou |
3 as |
4 are |
4 but |
5 a |
Division
1 great |
2 Stars |
3 as |
4 are |
4 but |
5 a |
Publications: Letters (1894), 396, in the letter to Cooper (B); also Letters (1931), 385. Bingham, Emily Dickinson: A Revelation (1954), 68, in the letter to Kimball (A). Poems (1955), 1123 (A and B as identical); CP (1960), 672 (A/B). Letters (1958), 860 (A) and 863 (B). (J1638)

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F1673A - Go thy great way!

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

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