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} } padding-bottom: 40px; #comments .commentlist article .entry-content, #comments .commentlist article .comment-meta, #comments .commentlist article .comment-author cite { text-align: left; } But one death appears to have been the final straw for the poet: Her young nephew Thomas Gilbert "Gib" Dickinson. } It also includes documents and compositions related to Emily Norcross Dickinson's education, church attendance, and death. } font-size: 1em; .home #welcome-row h3.widget-title { } Your account has been locked for 30 minutes due to too many failed sign in attempts. font-size: 1.4em; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0 auto; margin-bottom: .5em; header .textwidget a { margin-bottom: .5em; #footer-widgets aside.widget_search input#search-form:focus { color: #a02121; } float: left; margin: 0 0 0 -20px; } .home #welcome-row h2 { /* Suppress featured images on posts */ @media (max-width: 1120px) { display: none; padding: 10px 20px; display: block; } } #footer-widgets .widget { padding-bottom: 0 !important; } } Mother of Lavinia Norcross; Francis L Norcross and Louisa Norcross. font-size: 17px opacity: 1; .home #welcome-row h2 { Nature accompanies death, which Dickinson believed was overwhelming . } } font-size: .9em; } } margin-bottom: .5em; } Oops, something didn't work. #secondary .widget.advanced-sidebar-menu { } .home article.post .more-link { } Lavinia Dickinson papers, 1839-1898. } font-size: 20px; } body.category #page-title { .rt-tpg-container .layout1 .rt-holder .rt-detail .read-more a { This relationship is not possible based on lifespan dates. } color: #650400; #search-icon .searchform { .flexslider .flex-control-paging li a { color: white; Known to family and friends as "Austin", he was the older brother of the poet Emily Dickinson . } background: #60853d; Your new password must contain one or more uppercase and lowercase letters, and one or more numbers or special characters. } #masthead-widgets .widget { width: 100%; } #secondary .widget.advanced-sidebar-menu ul ul { display: block; border: 3px solid #C70039;