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I was a Phoebe -- nothing more --

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I was a Phoebe -- nothing more -- by Emily Dickinson

 I was a Phoebe -- nothing more --
A Phoebe -- nothing less --
The little note that others dropt
I fitted into place --

I dwelt too low that any seek --
Too shy, that any blame --
A Phoebe makes a little print
Upon the Floors of Fame --

Form: Lyric

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