quote · Words worth keeping
A wounded deer leaps the highest.
A wounded deer leaps the highest.
Attribution & collection notes
- Author or tradition
- Emily Dickinson
Attribution: attributed - Country attributed
- Not established
A country attribution does not establish the earliest origin. - Historical period
- c. 1858 AD · industrial
author lifetime midpoint (1830–1886); not necessarily a composition date.
The voice behind the words.
Personal byline in the 1901 Thoughts anthology. Basic source-backed attribution identity; lifetime and independent authorship verification not established here.
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