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It is an honorable thought

by Emily Dickinson, 1896

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.

Published in Poems by Emily Dickinson: Third Series
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