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THE BUTTERYFLY'S ASSUMPTION-GOWN by EMILY DICKINSON

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Last Line:  In a New England town!
Subject(s): BUTTERFLIES; NEW ENGLAND;

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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