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On the Nature of Things
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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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On the Nature of Things: References & Edit History

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Modified age appropriateness: Internet Archive - "On the Nature of Things: De Rerum Natura". Feb 02, 2018
Add new Web site: Internet Archive - "On the Nature of Things: De Rerum Natura". Sep 11, 2015
Add new Web site: The University of Adelaide - "Of the Nature of Things". Apr 24, 2015
New article added. Jun 29, 2011
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