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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
CONTRAST, by EMILY DICKINSON Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
First Line: A door just opened on a street
Last Line: Enlightening misery.
Variant Title(s): Poem: 953;poem: 914
First Line: A door just opened on a street
Last Line: Enlightening misery.
Variant Title(s): Poem: 953;poem: 914
A door just opened on a street --
I, lost, was passing by --
An instant's width of warmth disclosed,
And wealth, and company.
The door as sudden shut, and I,
I, lost, was passing by, --
Lost doubly, but by contrast most,
Enlightening misery.
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