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Quotation from Because I could not stop for Death by Emily Dickinson
“Because I could not stop for Death, He kindly stopped for me; The carriage held but just ourselves And Immortality.”
Because I could not stop for Death, Stanza 1 (Lines 1-4) (Poems, First Series, 1890 text)
The opening introduces Death as a courteous caller and Immortality as the third passenger.
Citation: "Because I could not stop for Death, He kindly stopped for me; The carriage held but just ourselves And Immortality." — Emily Dickinson, Because I could not stop for Death, Stanza 1 (Lines 1-4) (Poems, First Series, 1890 text). (id because-i-could-not-stop-for-death-q1)
Portrait: Emily Dickinson daguerreotype, Unknown author, Public domain.
