"I seem to have always one little window looking but into life."
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Poets from the United States19th-century poets from the United StatesJews from the United StatesPeople from New York CityFeminists
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From her obituary in Century Magazine
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Emma Lazarus
Emma Lazarus (July 22, 1849 β November 19, 1887) was an American poet and playwright, born in New York City.
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