... of his essays in 1858. His son, also named Oliver Wendell Holmes, became an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States in 1902. B. Emily Dickinson- Heralded as one of the most gifted American writers, Emily Dickinson authored nearly 2,000 poems. Most were published after her death in 1886. As exemplified in this poem, "Because I Could Not Stop for Death" (recited by ... an actor), Dickinson focused on themes relating to death, eternity, and love, usually in short four-line stanzas. C. Edgar Allan Poe- The short stories and poetry of 19th ... ...

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