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 —
The Butterfly’s Assumption Gown
Analysis, meaning and summary of Emily Dickinson's poem The Butterfly’s Assumption Gown
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Hello. Please Go Here Right Now to see the full text of ALL of Emily Dickinson’s poems, compiled onto a single page. You may notice a few corrections, such as (for instance) line 3 of this verse:
The Butterfly’s Assumption Gown
In Chrysoprase Apartments hung
Icicles upon the Sun
How Condescending to Descend
And be of butter-cups the friend
In a New England town!
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