1031 Fate slew Him, but He did not drop [French translation]

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.

• Artist:Emily Dickinson