Tell All The Truth Poem by Emily Dickinson

Tell All The Truth

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Tell all the truth but tell it slant,
Success in circuit lies,
Too bright for our infirm delight
The truth's superb surprise;

As lightning to the children eased
With explanation kind,
The truth must dazzle gradually
Or every man be blind.

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Sally P. P. 24 April 2020

Yes.Take it easy, I agree.

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* Sunprincess * 15 June 2016

............dazzle gradually, this is unforgettable ★ love the poem, love the simile

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Jeanne Jansen Van Vuuren 03 March 2016

Wise beautiful words

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D Snyder 12 November 2013

Writing a paper on a few of Raymond Carver's short stories, and this poem makes so much sense in relation to his writing style. How art is about exposing truth through subtlety.

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Lawrence H 15 September 2012

I solemnly tell the truth nothing but the truth. The tagline always ask to recite the statement in the court law.

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