Emily Dickinson (1830–86). Complete Poems. 1924.
Part Five: The Single HoundXLII
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But little sympathy,
Though favorably mentioned
In Entomology.
Because he travels freely
And wears a proper coat,
The circumspect are certain
That he is dissolute.
Had he the homely scutcheon of modest Industry,
’T were fitter certifying for Immortality.