He Outstripped Time with but a Bout
poem 865
He Outstripped Time with but a Bout - meaning Summary
Triumph Against Time and God
The short poem sketches a figure who has "outstripped Time" and cosmic bodies, then stands unbowed before God. It frames a confrontation or contest between human achievement and the divine presence, concluding with an image of competing powers and a redistributed reward: "the larger Glory for the less" within a "just sufficient Ring." The tone compresses ambition, audacity, and a surprising sense of proportion in outcomes.
Read Complete AnalysesHe outstripped Time with but a Bout, He outstripped Stars and Sun And then, unjaded, challenged God In presence of the Throne. And He and He in mighty List Unto this present, run, The larger Glory for the less A just sufficient Ring.
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