A modest lot

Emily Dickinson

1830 to 1886

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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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