A word is dead When it is said, Some say. I say it just Begins to live That day.
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"A word is dead..."
"A Word." is a quintessential example of Emily Elizabeth Dickinson's signature style... ### Why We Love This Line At Linespedia, we believe that poetry is the ultimate sanctuary for the soul...
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"The Text is taken from Percy's Reliques (1765), vol. i. p. 71, 'given from two MS. copies, transmitted from Scotland.' Herd had a very similar bal"
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