It is an honorable thought

Read 'It is an honorable thought' by 'Emily Dickinson' and provide your summary and literary analysis in the comments section below.

It is an honorable thought by Emily Dickinson

It is an honorable thought,
   And makes one lift one's hat,
As one encountered gentlefolk
   Upon a daily street,

That we've immortal place,
   Though pyramids decay,
And kingdoms, like the orchard,
   Flit russetly away.

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