(a) What least thing our self-love longs for most Others instinctively withhold; (b..." — James Merrill" class="next-head">
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Proust’s Law (are you listening?) is twofold: (a) What least thing our self-love longs for most Others instinctively withhold; (b) Only when time has slain desire Is his wish granted to a smiling ghost Neither harmed nor warmed, now, by the fire.