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THIS MERIT HATH THE WORST by EMILY DICKINSON

Poet Analysis

Last Line: Than it resists — the Hound
Subject(s): FATE;
This Merit hath the worst -
It cannot be again -
When Fate hath taunted last
And thrown Her furthest Stone -

The Maimed may pause, and breathe,
And glance securely round -
The Deer attracts no further
Than it resists - the Hound


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