Emily Dickinson (1830–86). Complete Poems. 1924. |
Part One: Life LXXXVI |
| HOPE is a subtle glutton; | |
| He feeds upon the fair; | |
| And yet, inspected closely, | |
| What abstinence is there! | |
| His is the halcyon table | 5 |
| That never seats but one, | |
| And whatsoever is consumed | |
| The same amounts remain. |
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