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hope is a subtle glutton

Hope is a subtle glutton,

He feeds upon the fair;

And yet, inspected closely,

What abstinence is there!

 

His is the halycon table

That never seats but one,

And whatsoever is consumed

The same amounts remain

 

-LXXXVI, Emily Dickinson

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