Read the poem: “The butterfly’s assumption-gown”

by Emily Dickinson

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American Literature – American Poetry – Emily Dickinson
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The butterfly’s assumption-gown

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The butterfly’s assumption-gown,

In chrysoprase apartments hung,

   This afternoon put on.

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How condescending to descend,

And be of buttercups the friend

   In a New England town!

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American Literature – American Poetry – Emily Dickinson

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