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Because I could not stop
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A brief, but patient illness
We lose - because we win
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‘Faith’ is a fine invention
I felt a Funeral, in my Brain
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Before I got my eye put out
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The only Ghost I ever saw
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Forbidden Fruit A Flavor Has
Split The Lark
Forever - Is Composed Of Nows"
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I Like A Look Of Agony"
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Hope is the thing with feathers
It feels a shame to be Alive
The Soul has Bandaged moments
This is my letter to the World
Sang from the Heart, Sire
A little Madness in the Spring
The Future never spoke
My life had stood - a loaded gun -
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Dickinson
Seasons
Season 1
Because I could not stop
I have never seen ‘Volcanoes’
Wild nights
Alone, I cannot be
I am afraid to own a Body
A brief, but patient illness
We lose - because we win
There’s a certain Slant of light
‘Faith’ is a fine invention
I felt a Funeral, in my Brain
Season 2
Before I got my eye put out
Fame is a fickle food
The only Ghost I ever saw
The Daisy follows soft the Sun
Forbidden Fruit A Flavor Has
Split The Lark
Forever - Is Composed Of Nows"
I'm Nobody! Who Are You?
I Like A Look Of Agony"
You Cannot Put A Fire Out
Season 3
Hope is the thing with feathers
It feels a shame to be Alive
The Soul has Bandaged moments
This is my letter to the World
Sang from the Heart, Sire
A little Madness in the Spring
The Future never spoke
My life had stood - a loaded gun -
Grief is a Mouse
This was a Poet -
Cast
Hailee Steinfeld
Toby Huss
Jane Krakowski
Adrian Enscoe
Anna Baryshnikov
Ella Hunt
Samuel Farnsworth
Wiz Khalifa
(See more)
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Emily Dickinson
Edward Dickinson
Mrs. Dickinson
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{{Infobox/Episodes |name = A brief, but patient illness |seasonepisode = Season 1, Episode 6 |image =A brief, but patient illness.jpg |caption = |airdate = November 1, 2019 |writer = [[Rachel Axler]] |director = [[Silas Howard]] |executiveproducer = [[Alena Smith]]<br>[[Michael Sugar]]<br>Ashley Zalta<br>[[Paul Lee]]<br>Alex Goldstone<br>[[Darlene Hunt]]<br>[[Hailee Steinfeld]] |runtime = 29 min |previous = [[I am afraid to own a Body]] |next =[[We lose - because we win]] }}'''''A brief, but patient illness''''' is the sixth episode of the [[Season 1|first season]] of [[Dickinson]]. It is the sixth episode of the series overall. == Synopsis == [[Emily Dickinson|Emily]] takes a “sick day” to write and finds a connection with her father’s law clerk. == Plot == The entire family believes that Emily is on her deathbed, leading both her father and mother to issue gruesome confessions. However, Emily is only feigning sickness in order to stay in her room to read and write poetry. Leaving her room in search of a book she meets her father's clerk, Ben Newton, who is also an avid fan of poetry. After finishing her poem and giving it to Ben, Emily pretends to make a miraculous recovery. She is surprised to encounter Sue, who returned after hearing Emily was on her deathbed. Emily urges Sue to go forward with her marriage to Austin. Lavinia hires an artist to paint a portrait of her. When she is displeased with the results she makes her own attempts to sketch herself. == Cast == === Main === *[[Hailee Steinfeld]] as [[Emily Dickinson]] *[[Toby Huss]] as [[Edward Dickinson]] *[[Adrian Enscoe]] as [[Austin Dickinson]] *[[Anna Baryshnikov]] as [[Lavinia Dickinson]] *[[Ella Hunt]] as [[Sue Gilbert]] *[[Jane Krakowski]] as [[Mrs. Dickinson]] === Recurring === *[[Darlene Hunt]] as [[Maggie]] *[[Chinaza Uche]] as [[Henry]] *[[Matt Lauria]] as [[Ben Newton]] *Jason Mantzoukas as Bee *Michael Braun as Thomas Elliot Moody === Co-Starring === *Peter Maloney as Doctor Brewster == Quotes == ==Gallery== === Images === <tabber> |-|Screencaps= <gallery> </gallery> |-|Behind the Scenes= <gallery> </gallery> </tabber> == Trivia == *The episode's title and themes are based on "A brief but patient illness" a poem by Emily Dickinson that is available to read in ''The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson'' (Back Bay Books, 1976). <ref>[https://verse.press/poem/a-brief-but-patient-illness-4278282893398614865/ A brief but patient illness - Verse Press]</ref> *In their first encounter in mr Dickinson's office, Ben recites to Emily the second stanza of Emerson's poem "Dirge". *When she is getting examined by the doctor, Emily recites the first two lines of "It was not Death, for I stood up". *Throughout the episode, we watch Emily struggle to create a poem. That poem ends up being "Tell all the truth but tell it slant". ==See also== {{Episodes}} ==References== <references /> [[Category:Episodes]] [[Category:Season 1 Episodes]]
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