Who goes to dine must take his Feast

Read 'Who goes to dine must take his Feast' by 'Emily Dickinson' and provide your summary and literary analysis in the comments section below.

Who goes to dine must take his Feast by Emily Dickinson

 Who goes to dine must take his Feast
Or find the Banquet mean --
The Table is not laid without
Till it is laid within.

For Pattern is the Mind bestowed
That imitating her
Our most ignoble Services
Exhibit worthier.

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