Read the poem: “A modest lot, a fame petite”

by Emily Dickinson

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American Literature – American Poetry – Emily Dickinson
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A modest lot, a fame petite

A modest lot, a fame petite,

   A brief campaign of sting and sweet

   Is plenty! Is enough!

A sailor’s business is the shore,

   A soldier’s — balls. Who asketh more

Must seek the neighboring life!

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American Literature – American Poetry – Emily Dickinson

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