“There's a certain slant of light,
On winter afternoons,
That oppresses, like the weight
Of cathedral tunes.”

— Emily Dickinson

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American poet 1830–1886

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“There's a certain slant of light,On winter afternoons,That oppresses, like the weightOf cathedral tunes.”

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“There's a certain slant of light,
On winter afternoons,
That oppresses, like the weight
Of cathedral tunes.”