“I've known her from an ample nation
Choose one;
Then close the valves of her attention
Like stone.”
About This Quote
The slant rhyme here are the words "one" and "stone." One and stone are only half rhyming because stone contains the word "one."
More from Emily Dickinson
“I have one purpose on this earth and that is to become a great writer.”
“I love when people quote me.”
“Tragically, I am a woman.”
“The soul selects her own society, then shuts the door.”