Read the poem: “This merit hath the worst”

by Emily Dickinson

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American Literature – American Poetry – Emily Dickinson
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This merit hath the worst

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This merit hath the worst, —

It cannot be again.

When Fate hath taunted last

And thrown her furthest stone,

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The maimed may pause and breathe,

And glance securely round.

The deer invites no longer

Than it eludes the hound.

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American Literature – American Poetry – Emily Dickinson

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