Quote by: Emily Dickinson

I died for beauty but was scarce Adjusted in the tomb, When one who died for truth was lain In an adjoining room. He questioned softly why I failed? "For beauty," I replied. "And I for truth, the two are one; We brethren are," he said. And so, as kinsmen met a night, We talked between the rooms, Until the moss had reached our lips, And covered up our names.


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Author Bio


  • NameEmily Dickinson
  • DescriptionAmerican poet
  • AliasesEmily Elizabeth Dickinson; Emily Dickenson
  • BornDecember 10, 1830
  • DiedMay 15, 1886
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionWriter; Poet
  • AwardsNational Women's Hall Of Fame