Transcription of Emily Dickinson's "A solemn thing it was, I said"

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Creator	Dickinson, Emily, 1830-1886
Editor	Todd, Mabel Loomis, 1856-1932
Title	Transcription of Emily Dickinson's "A solemn thing it was, I said"
Identifier	Franklin # 307
Identifier	Johnson # 271
Dates	1886-1896
Abstract	A transcription of Emily Dickinson's "A solemn thing it was, I said." The transcription is part of the collection of transcriptions of Dickinson's poems produced by Mabel Loomis Todd for publication in a volume edited by her. Most transcriptions are in Todd’s own hand; some are typed, and some were transcribed by other individuals. Editor's marks, alternate wording, and notations are written on the transcript. "Wedded" has been written in pencil at the top of the transcript and a note in the bottom right corner states "'wedded' in writing of T.W.H." referring to Thomas Wentworth Higginson. The final two stanzas have been crossed out. This transcription is part of the Printer's Copy for Poems: Third Series.
Notes	The date range is based on the year Emily Dickinson died and the year the third series of Poems by Emily Dickinson, edited by Mabel Loomis Todd, was published. 1896 is penciled on the back of the transcript and appears in the finding aid for the collection.
Physical Description	1 item (1 page)
Languages	English
Place of Production	Amherst (Mass.)
Genre	Poems
Genre	Transcriptions (documents)
Subject	Dickinson, Emily, 1830-1886 – Archives
Subject	American poetry – 19th century
Subject	Women poets, American – 19th century
Part of	Printer's Copy for Poems: Third Series, Emily Dickinson Collection
Finding Aid	View the finding aid for this item's collection
Repository	Amherst College Archives & Special Collections
Shelf Location	Box 16 Folder 9
Rights	No Copyright - United States