"Golden flame, purple goes out, over the top" means that the extinguishing process of the flame is from golden at the apex to purple, from arrogance to silence. This is a poem written by American poetess Emily Dickinson.
The golden flame, the purple flame, went out and crossed the top.
The golden flame, the purple went out and passed the top.
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Dickinson studied at Manhattan College, a famous top women's college. She is a girl with quick response, humorous words and open mind. After leaving school and returning home, Dickinson still lives in the house where she was born. Emily Dickinson spent most of her life in the house where she was born. This brick house was built by her grandfather on the main street.
Because of financial difficulties, Dickinson's family sold their house in 1840 and moved to the house in North Happiness Street for fifteen years. Later, Edward Dickinson bought the house back at 1855.
Emily's favorite place in this house is the greenhouse in the east, where she planted many plants that can bloom in winter. On the small book table by the window, she wrote many poems and lived a lonely and quiet life.