Love is anterior to life, posterior to death, initial of creation, and…

Emily Dickinson
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Love is anterior to life, posterior to death, initial of creation, and the exponent of breath. ✨ Emily Dickinson (2016). The Collected Poems of Emily Dickinson, p.248, First Avenue Editions
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Love is anterior to life, posterior to death, initial of creation, and the exponent of breath. ✨ Emily Dickinson (2016). The Collected Poems of Emily Dickinson, p.248, First Avenue Editions

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