How dreary to be somebody,
How public—like a frog—
To tell your name the livelong June
To an admiring bog.


poem no. 288, 1861

Emily Dickinson Quotes

How dreary to be somebody, How public—like a frog— To tell your name the livelong June To an admiring bog.

How dreary to be somebody, How public—like a frog— To tell your name the livelong June To an admiring bog.

How dreary to be somebody, How public—like a frog— To tell your name the livelong June To an admiring bog.

How dreary to be somebody, How public—like a frog— To tell your name the livelong June To an admiring bog.