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    This summary analyzes a poem by Emily Dickinson titled "The most triumphant Bird I ever knew or met". The poem describes hearing a bird singing with sheer delight. Though the bird's dominion over the speaker's senses ended when it flew away, the finest glory of its song was a delicious accident. The analysis provides background on different versions of the poem Dickinson included in letters and notes the words she substituted between versions.

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    This summary analyzes a poem by Emily Dickinson titled "The most triumphant Bird I ever knew or met". The poem describes hearing a bird singing with sheer delight. Though the bird's dominion over the speaker's senses ended when it flew away, the finest glory of its song was a delicious accident. The analysis provides background on different versions of the poem Dickinson included in letters and notes the words she substituted between versions.

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    Analysis: " The Most Triumphant Bird I Ever Knew or Met" by Emily Dickinson

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    This summary analyzes a poem by Emily Dickinson titled "The most triumphant Bird I ever knew or met". The poem describes hearing a bird singing with sheer delight. Though the bird's dominion over the speaker's senses ended when it flew away, the finest glory of its song was a delicious accident. The analysis provides background on different versions of the poem Dickinson included in letters and notes the words she substituted between versions.

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    But intimate Delight. [6] Does finest Glory fit!

    [9] The most triumphant Bird I ever knew or met [1]


    "The most triumphant Bird I ever knew or met" By Emily Dickinson [Analysis]

    Retired, and resumed his transitive Estate -- [7]


    Poem 1265 [F1285] "The most triumphant Bird I ever knew or met" Analysis by David Preest [Poem]

    Emily included versions of this poem in letters to her cousins and to Mrs Holland in the late spring of 1873. The version sent to the cousins (L388) had 'competent' instead of 'eminent' in line 4, and 'impudent' instead of 'intimate' in line 6. The cousins' version was preceded by the words, 'so with a few spring touches, nature remains unchanged.' Mrs Holland's version (L391) is introduced with the words, 'Eden, always eligible, is peculiarly so this noon. It would please you to see how intimate the Meadows are with the Sun. Besides -.' Until the 'Dominion' over Emily's senses of this 'most triumphant Bird' came to an end, she was hungry for more of the sight of a bird singing for no other ascertainable reason than sheer 'Delight.' It did not last long as the bird resumed his flights across his world, but the 'finest Glory' of his song was a 'delicious Accident!' And till Dominion set [3] Embarked upon a twig today [2] I famish to behold so eminent a sight [4] To what delicious Accident [8] And sang for nothing scrutable [5]
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