Quote by Emily Dickinson

Drab Habitation of Whom? Tabernacle or Tomb -- or Dome of Worm -- or Porch of Gnome -- or some Elf's Catacomb?

Drab Habitation of Whom? Tabernacle or Tomb -- or Dome of Wo

Summary

This quote, by Emily Dickinson, raises questions about the nature of our existence and the significance of our physical bodies. Dickinson challenges the idea that our earthly abode is simply a mundane dwelling for a mere mortal. By presenting various metaphors, such as tabernacle, tomb, dome, porch, and catacomb, she highlights the ambiguity and mystery surrounding our earthly presence. The quote invites contemplation on whether our bodies are temporary containers, monuments to death, shelters for ethereal beings, or mystical resting places created by fantastical creatures. It emphasizes the poetic and philosophical exploration of the human condition.

Topics

Home

By Emily Dickinson

Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

In life, as in chess, forethought wins.

In life, as in chess, forethought wins.

Fate & Destiny

No one should be able to enter a wilderness by mechanical me

No one should be able to enter a wilderness by mechanical means.

Time

Those who invoke Secular tyranny in contrast to religion are

Those who invoke Secular tyranny in contrast to religion are hoping that we will forget two things: the connection between the Christian churches and fascism, and the capitulation of the churches to National Socialism.

Christopher Hitchens

Contrast Religion

Technology has a great advantage in that we are capable of c

Technology has a great advantage in that we are capable of creating dinosaurs and show them on the screen even though they are extinct 65 million years. All of a sudden, we have a fantastic tool that is as good as dreams are.

Dreams

I'm not going to say I was opposed to the Vietnam War. I'm g

I'm not going to say I was opposed to the Vietnam War. I'm going to say I'm opposed to war. But I'm also opposed to protests that deny other people their rights.

War

But we cannot rely on memorials and museums alone. We can te

But we cannot rely on memorials and museums alone. We can tell ourselves we will never forget and we likely won't. But we need to make sure that we teach history to those who never had the opportunity to remember in the first place.

I'm in four different films this year, and I have four diffe

I'm in four different films this year, and I have four different accents. I sound different in every film. You have to love a character to play it well, and change in my work is what I want.

Work Change Love Character Sound

Women need real moments of solitude and self-reflection to b

Women need real moments of solitude and self-reflection to balance out how much of ourselves we give away.

Barbara de Angelis

Women

I've got a great sense of humor.

I've got a great sense of humor.

Anthony Hopkins

Humor

A fox may steal your hens, Sir, a whore your health and penc

A fox may steal your hens, Sir, a whore your health and pence, Sir, your daughter rob your chest, Sir, your wife may steal your rest, Sir, a thief your goods and plate. But this is all but picking, with rest, pence, chest and chicken; it ever was decreed, Sir, if lawyer's hand is feed, Sir, he steals your whole estate.

Law

We are very puritan in America. We still hold true to these

We are very puritan in America. We still hold true to these really antiquated values, this idea of the sanctity of marriage.

Zoe Lister-Jones

Marriage

Variety's the very spice of life, That gives it all its flav

Variety's the very spice of life, That gives it all its flavor.

Life