by
Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886)
Expectation ‑‑ is Contentment
Language: English
Available translation(s): FRE GER
Expectation -- is Contentment --
Gain -- Satiety --
But Satiety -- Conviction
Of Nescessity
Of an Austere trait in Pleasure --
Good, without alarm
Is a too established Fortune --
Danger -- deepens Sum --
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- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2010-12-26
Line count: 8
Word count: 27
L'Attente est Satisfaction
Language: French (Français)  after the English
L'Attente est Satisfaction --
le Gain -- Satiété --
Mais la Satiété -- Conviction
De Nécessité
D'un trait Austère dans le Plaisir --
Un Bien, sans inquiétude
Est une Fortune trop établie --
Le Danger -- approfondit la Somme --
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This text was added to the website: 2010-12-26
Line count: 8
Word count: 32