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Emily Dickinson · Poems

Poem 283 of 446 · Third Series: Life

Superiority To Fate

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Superiority to fate Is difficult to learn. 'T is not conferred by any, But possible to earn

A pittance at a time, Until, to her surprise, The soul with strict economy Subsists till Paradise.

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