His Mansion in the Pool
The Frog forsakes --
He rises on a Log
And statements makes --
His Auditors two Worlds
Deducting me,
The Orator of April
Is hoarse Today --
His Mittens at his feet
No Hand hath he --
His eloquence a Bubble
As Fame should be --
Applaud him to discover
To your chagrin
Demosthenes has vanished
In Waters Green --
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Confirmed with The Poems of Emily Dickinson, ed. R.W. Franklin, Volume 3, Cambridge, MA and London, England: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 1998, Poem 1355. Note: a different published version of this poem has "has" instead of "hath" in line 10 and "Forums" instead of "Waters" in the last line.
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Son château dans la Mare
La Grenouille l'abandonne --
Elle monte sur une bûche
Et fait une déclaration --
Ses auditeurs sont de deux Mondes
À part moi --
L'Oratrice d'Avril
Est enrouée Aujourd'hui --
Ses Mitaines aux Pieds
Elle n'a pas de Main --
Son éloquence une Bulle
Comme la Renommée devrait être --
Applaudissez-la pour découvrir
Pour votre chagrin
Que Démosthène a disparu
Dans les Eaux Vertes --