Poems — Third Series by Emily Dickinson, Mabel Loomis Todd

Superiority to Fate

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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