Superiority to Fate
Is difficult to gain
‘Tis not conferred of Any
But possible to earn

A pittance at a time
Until to Her surprise
The Soul with strict economy
Subsist till Paradise.

Analysis, meaning and summary of Emily Dickinson's poem Superiority to Fate

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