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Are friends delight or pain

by Emily Dickinson 1830–1886

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Are friends delight or pain?
Could bounty but remain
Riches were good.

But if they only stay
Bolder to fly away,
Riches are sad.

MLA

Dickinson, Emily. “Are friends delight or pain.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/309/.

Chicago

Dickinson, Emily. “Are friends delight or pain.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/309/.

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