The Mind
The long sigh of the Frog
From The Single Hound (1914)
The Mind
The long sigh of the Frog
Upon a Summer's day,
Enacts intoxication
Upon the revery.
But his receding swell
Substantiates a peace,
That makes the ear inordinate
For corporal release.
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MLA
Dickinson, Emily. “The long sigh of the Frog.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/742/.
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Dickinson, Emily. “The long sigh of the Frog.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/742/.
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