Left in immortal Youth 1
On that low Plain
That hath nor Retrospection
Nor Again－
Ransomed from years－5
Sequestered from Decay
Canceled like Dawn
In comprehensive Day－
On that low Plain
That hath nor Retrospection
Nor Again－
Ransomed from years－5
Sequestered from Decay
Canceled like Dawn
In comprehensive Day－
(F.1289/J.1289)
[1] Left, immortal Youth:: the Brontes sisters, Charlotte (1816–1855), Emily (1818–1848), Anne (1820–1849), died young with immortal works.
[2] low Plain:: Haworth, West Yorkshire. Probably a comment by Dickinson on their novels.
[3] nor Retrospection:: Elizabeth Gaskell's The Life of Charlotte Bronte (1857), was not enough for the three sisters.
[4] Nor Again:: no more works of them.
[5] Ransomed:: suffered from the illness.
[6] Decay:: phthisis, consumption (OED 4b), the cause of death of Emily and Anne.
[7] Dawn:: the beginning, of their writing career.
[8] comprehensive Day:: the day being recognized by the world.