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The butterfly obtains

By Emily DickinsonSource: Emily Dickinson - PoetryDB (Public Domain)33 words

The butterfly obtains

But little sympathy

Though favorably mentioned

In Entomology --

Because he travels freely

And wears a proper coat

The circumspect are certain

That he is dissolute --

Had he the homely scutcheon

Of modest Industry

'Twere fitter certifying

For Immortality --

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