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Are Friends Delight or Pain?

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Are Friends Delight or Pain? by Emily Dickinson

 Are Friends Delight or Pain?
Could Bounty but remain
Riches were good --

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

Form: Tercet

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