Smiling back from Coronation

Read 'Smiling back from Coronation' by 'Emily Dickinson' and provide your summary and literary analysis in the comments section below.

Smiling back from Coronation by Emily Dickinson

 Smiling back from Coronation
May be Luxury --
On the Heads that started with us --
Being's Peasantry --

Recognizing in Procession
Ones We former knew --
When Ourselves were also dusty --
Centuries ago --

Had the Triumph no Conviction
Of how many be --
Stimulated -- by the Contrast --
Unto Misery --

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