Emily Dickinson's Correspondences
Correspondence with Susan Dickinson


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But  Susan  is 
a  Stranger  yet -
The  Ones  who 
cite  her  most
Have  never  scaled 
her  Haunted  House
Nor  compromised 
her  Ghost -

To  pity  those  who 
know  her  not
Is  helped  by  the 
regret
That  those  who 
know  her  know 
her  less
The  nearer  her 
they  get -
	   Emily -



 

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Transcription and commentary copyright 1996 by Martha Nell Smith, all rights reserved
Last updated on June 9, 1998
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