The heart asks pleasure first,
And then, excuse from pain;
And then, those little anodynes
That deaden suffering;
And then, to go to sleep;
And then, if it should be
The will of its Inquisitor,
The liberty to die.
Generally considered among the greatest American poets, Emily Dickinson has been read, studied, and admired by generations of literature students and poetry lovers. This modestly priced edition presents over 100 of her best-known and most-loved poems, reprinted from authoritative early editions. Unflinchingly honest, psychologically penetrating, and technically adventurous, the poems include such favorites as "The Chariot," "I taste a liquor never brewed," "The Snake," "I'm nobody, who are you?" "A Book," "There's a certain slant of light," "Hope," and many more.
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Good. Light wear to boards. Content is clean and bright. DJ with some edge wear and fading. Seller Inventory # 9999-9996200321
Book Description Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. First Hardback Edition. 220 x 145mm. pp. 132. English text. Flat-signed first edition of Patric Dickinson's 'Selected Poems'. Bound in original blue boards. Housed in light blue pictorial dust jacket. Closed tear to top of spine of dust jacket and some browning to spine, otherwise clean. Binding strong. No underlining. Signed by Author. Seller Inventory # 029211