The heart asks pleasure first

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  "author": "Emily Dickinson",
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  "summary": "This poem explores the desires and progression of the human heart through a series of poetic requests. Initially, the heart seeks pleasure and happiness, followed by a request to avoid pain. As pain is inevitable, it then asks for small remedies to alleviate suffering. Subsequently, the heart longs for rest and sleep, which may symbolize a peaceful state or escape from life's challenges. Ultimately, if it aligns with a higher power or fate, the heart seeks the freedom to die, suggesting a contemplative take on life, death, and liberation from enduring hardships. These stages reflect the human condition's pursuit of ease, relief, and eventual release.",
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    "The heart asks pleasure first, And then, excuse from pain; And then, those little anodynes That deaden suffering;",
    "And then, to go to sleep; And then, if it should be The will of its Inquisitor, The liberty to die."
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