Emily Dickinson Lexicon

STOP, v.i.

1. To cease to go forward. Some strange commotion / Is in his brain; he bites his lip, and starts; / Stops on a sudden, looks upon the ground. – Shak.
2. To cease from any motion or course of action. Whet you are accustomed to a course of vice, it is very difficult to stop. The best time to stop is at the beginning. – Lesley.