To earn it by disdaining it
Is Fame’s consummate Fee —
He loves what spurns him —
Look behind — He is pursuing thee.

So let us gather — every Day —
The Aggregate of
Life’s Bouquet
Be Honor and not shame —

Analysis, meaning and summary of Emily Dickinson's poem To earn it by disdaining it

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