English Poetry. Emily Elizabeth Dickinson. The Heart Asks Pleasure First. Эмили Дикинсон.

Emily Elizabeth Dickinson (Эмили Дикинсон)

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The heart asks pleasure first,
And then, excuse from pain;
And then, those little anodynes
That deaden suffering;

And then, to go to sleep;
And then, if it should be
The will of its Inquisitor,
The liberty to die.

Emily Elizabeth Dickinson’s other poems:

1. Summer Shower
2. Psalm of the Day
3. The Sea of Sunset
4. The Outlet
5. New Feet within My Garden Go

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