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Emily Dickinson

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The Clover’s simple Fame
Remembered of the Cow—
Is better than enameled Realms
Of notability.
Renown perceives itself
And that degrades the Flower—
The Daisy that has looked behind
Has compromised its power—

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From The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson | Written c. 1872

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