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Emily Dickinson


The year 1830 is a crucial date in English history. You see, this is
the year that one of the most influential poets in the world was born. Emily
Dickinson was born in Amherst, Massachusetts, an old fashioned Puritan town.
Rarely did she go outside to meet strangers or walk in the garden. Emily felt
uncomfortable outside of her house and even if she did travel, it wasn't for
more than one hour. She was greatly impacted by her father, who was a lawyer,
politician, and treasurer of Amherst College. The turning point in Emily's life
occurred while she was on a business trip in Washington D.C. with her father.
There, Emily met a Presbyterian Minister. Soon enough, she deeply fell in love
with this man , whose name was Charlies Wadsworth. Even though the two were
acquaintances, Emily felt a bond between herself and the much older and already
married minister. However, although Charles was kind to her, he did not return
her love. Eight years later, in1862,......

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