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Patmore, Coventry Coventry Patmore, detail of an oil painting by John Singer Sargent, 1894; in the National Portrait Gallery, London.
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Illustration of "The Lamb" from "Songs of Innocence" by William Blake, 1879. poem; poetry
A Study of Poetry
4:043 Dickinson, Emily: A Life of Letters, This is my letter to the world/That never wrote to me; I'll tell you how the Sun Rose/A Ribbon at a time; Hope is the thing with feathers/That perches in the soul
Famous Poets and Poetic Form
Emily Dickinson (1830-1886) only confirmed photograph of Emily Dickinson. 1978 scan of a Daguerreotype. ca. 1847; in the Amherst College Archives. American poet. See Notes:
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Type Description Contributor Date
Anniversary information added. Nov 22, 2025
Anniversary information added. Jul 19, 2025
First paragraph modernization. Apr 01, 2024
Invalidated site: The Catholic Encyclopedia - Biography of Coventry Patmore. Aug 20, 2020
Replaced photograph. Nov 30, 2017
Add new Web site: The Catholic Encyclopedia - Biography of Coventry Patmore. Jul 14, 2014
Add new Web site: Poetry Foundation - Biography of Coventry Patmore. Jul 14, 2014
Added photograph. Dec 11, 2012
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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