I Fear a Man of Frugal Speech, par Emily Dickinson

Emily Dickinson

I Fear a Man of Frugal Speech

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I fear a Man of frugal Speech—

I fear a Silent Man—

Haranguer—I can overtake—

Or Babbler—entertain—

But He who weigheth—While the Rest—

Expend their furthest pound—

Of this Man—I am wary—

I fear that He is Grand—

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