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The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson by Emily Dickinson
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A Rat surrendered here
A brief career of Cheer
And Fraud and Fear.

Of Ignominy’s due
Let all addicted to
Beware.

The most obliging Trap
Its tendency to snap
Cannot resist—

Temptation is the Friend
Repugnantly resigned
At last.
Book: The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson by Emily Dickinson
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