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Emily Dickinson carefully copied this poem—which exists in no other drafts—on to a sheet of “Paris” stationery paper for her sister-in-law, Susan, in 1870.
Distance – is not the Realm of Fox
Nor by Relay of Bird
Abated – Distance is
Until thyself, Beloved.
Distance – is not the Realm of Fox
Poem sent to Susan Dickinson, signed and dated ca. 1870
The Morgan Library & Museum, gift of Mrs. J. Ramsay Hunt, 1950