He Who in Himself Believes
poem 969
He Who in Himself Believes - meaning Summary
Inner Faith Outlasts Failure
This short poem argues that genuine belief rooted within a person is steady and resilient. Dickinson contrasts private faith with outward fraud, suggesting true faith derives from an inner "home" and so cannot be wholly destroyed even when it appears to fail. Any harm it suffers is indirect or vicarious, experienced as a blemish linked to another
Read Complete AnalysesHe who in Himself believes Fraud cannot presume Faith is Constancy’s Result And assumes from Home Cannot perish, though it fail Every second time But defaced Vicariously For Some Other Shame
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