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Emily Dickinson on Women

1830–1886 United States

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A solemn thing - it was - I said -
A Woman - white - to be -
And wear - if God should count me fit -
Her blameless mystery -

What Soft – Cherubic Creatures –
These Gentlewomen are –
One would as soon assault a Plush –
Or violate a Star –
Such Dimity Convictions –
A Horror so refined
Of freckled Human Nature –
Of Deity – ashamed –

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Emily Dickinson (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.