Emily Dickinson

The Butterfly Obtains

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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