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Fame of Myself to justify

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Fame of Myself to justify by Emily Dickinson

 Fame of Myself, to justify,
All other Plaudit be
Superfluous -- An Incense
Beyond Necessity --

Fame of Myself to lack -- Although
My Name be else Supreme --
This were an Honor honorless --
A futile Diadem --

Form: Free verse

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