by
Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886)
A Letter is a joy of Earth
Language: English
Available translation(s): FRE GER ITA
A Letter is a joy of Earth --
It is denied the Gods --
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , title 1: "Una lettera", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , title 1: "Une Lettre", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , title 1: "Ein Brief", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2005-07-28
Line count: 2
Word count: 12
Ein Brief
Language: German (Deutsch)  after the English
Ein Brief ist eine ird’sche Freud,
die Göttern ist versagt.
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This text was added to the website: 2016-03-01
Line count: 2
Word count: 10