Relationships
The butterfly's assumption-gown
Relationships
The butterfly's assumption-gown,
In chrysoprase apartments hung,
This afternoon put on.
How condescending to descend,
And be of buttercups the friend
In a New England town!
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MLA
Dickinson, Emily. “The butterfly's assumption-gown.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/66/.
Chicago
Dickinson, Emily. “The butterfly's assumption-gown.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/66/.
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