This is the Hour of Lead — Remembered, if outlived, As Freezing persons, recollect the Snow — First — Chill — then Stupor — then the letting go —

Emily Dickinson
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The Hour of Lead is a phrase from the classic poem, "The Ride of Paul Revere." In the poem, Revere says, “This is the hour of lead,” and then he lists a series of stages that a person can experience in a similar situation. The first stage is “Chill,” which is usually followed by “Stupor.” Then, there is a final stage where there is “the letting go,” and the person realizes that he or she has already passed through the other stages.

Source: Selected Poems

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