IF you tried and have not won, Never stop for crying; All that's great and good is done Just by patient trying. Though young birds, in flying, fall, Still their wings grow stronger; And the next time they can keep Up a little longer. Though the sturdy oak has known Many a blast that bowed her, She has risen again, and grown Loftier and prouder. If by easy work you beat, Who the more will prize you? Gaining victory from defeat, That's the test that tries you! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...IDYLLS OF THE KING: TO THE QUEEN by ALFRED TENNYSON RIDDLE by ANNA LETITIA BARBAULD TO MRS. MARISSAL by ANNA LETITIA BARBAULD IMPROVEMENT IN THE FORTIES by THOMAS BARNARD DAWN AT LEXINGTON by KATHARINE LEE BATES |