Read the poem: “Superiority to Fate”

by Emily Dickinson

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American Literature – American Poetry – Emily Dickinson
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Superiority to Fate

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Superiority to fate

   Is difficult to learn.

‘T is not conferred by any,

   But possible to earn

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A pittance at a time,

   Until, to her surprise,

The soul with strict economy

   Subsists till Paradise.

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American Literature – American Poetry – Emily Dickinson

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