The heart asks pleasure first,
And then, excuse from pain ;
And then, those little anodynes
That deaden suffering.
From The Heart asks Pleasure first, Emily Dickinson (1830 – 1886)
The heart asks pleasure first,
And then, excuse from pain ;
And then, those little anodynes
That deaden suffering.
From The Heart asks Pleasure first, Emily Dickinson (1830 – 1886)