Hey, anyone notice the date?

davemarc davemarc at panix.com
Thu May 8 09:02:16 CDT 1997


With a little faking, it's possible to sing Emily's poem to the tune of
Hill's "Happy Birthday."  Don't forget to pay the royalties....

davemarc

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> From: Gary L. Thompson <glt at tardis.svsu.edu>
> 
> Shall we all join in a chorus (F# minor, if you like) of "Happy 
> Birthday"? This is a big 60, isn't it?
> 
> Several dozen posts ago someone mentioned a Dickinson poem. After seeing 
> Donne cited several times, I thought I'd give Emily some space. (This may

> be relevant to discussions about capitalization in _M&D_.)
> 
> 	I'm Nobody! Who are you?
> 	Are you--Nobody--too?
> 	Then there's a pair of us!
> 	Don't tell! they'd banish us--you know!
> 
> 	How dreary--to be--Somebody!
> 	How public--like a Frog--
> 	To tell your name--the livelong June--
> 	To an admiring Bog!




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