I started Early—Took my Dog Quotes

Context

This line is from the poem "I started Early—Took my Dog" by Emily Dickinson (1891).

You may have taken your pup on a seaside stroll before, but never like this one. Emily Dickinson starts early and takes her dog to the sea, which promptly starts behaving less like an ocean and more like a fellow human being. A human being with certain… desires. Catch our drift?

For a famously solitary recluse, Emily Dickinson wrote a surprisingly erotic poem about being lapped at by the sea. Or maybe she was so reclusive, she had no idea how chock-full of double entendres this poem is. Either way, you might need a shower yourself after reading it.

Where you've heard it

You've heard this if someone is taking their dog for a walk before, let's say, noon. Or maybe if they want to drop a few double entendres about their last beach vacation.

Also, Kate Atkinson's fourth Jackson Brody novel takes its title from this poem.

Pretentious Factor

If you were to drop this quote at a dinner party, would you get an in-unison "awww" or would everyone roll their eyes and never invite you back? Here it is, on a scale of 1-10.

Morning people can be annoying at times, but there's nothing pretentious about an early morning dog walk. And there's really nothing pretentious about an erotic encounter with the ocean, either.