Fate slew Him, but He did not drop—

Fate slew Him, but He did not drop — (1896)
by Emily Dickinson
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8318Fate slew Him, but He did not drop — — 1031Emily Dickinson

Fate slew Him, but He did not drop —
She felled — He did not fall —
Impaled Him on Her fiercest stakes —
He neutralized them all —

She stung Him — sapped His firm Advance —
But when Her Worst was done
And He — unmoved regarded Her —
Acknowledged Him a Man.


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