“How dreary – to be – somebody! How public – like a frog – to tell your name – the livelong June – to an admiring bog!” – Emily Dickinson
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"How dreary – to be – somebody! How public – like a frog – to tell your name – the livelong June – to an admiring bog!" – Emily Dickinson
"How dreary – to be – somebody! How public – like a frog – to tell your name – the livelong June – to an admiring bog!" – Emily Dickinson
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