Nature
My country need not change her gown
Nature
My country need not change her gown,
Her triple suit as sweet
As when 't was cut at Lexington,
And first pronounced "a fit."
Great Britain disapproves "the stars;"
Disparagement discreet, --
There 's something in their attitude
That taunts her bayonet.
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MLA
Dickinson, Emily. “My country need not change her gown.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/143/.
Chicago
Dickinson, Emily. “My country need not change her gown.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/143/.
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