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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
DON'T GIVE UP, by ANONYMOUS First Line: Twixt failure and success the point's so fine Last Line: There is no failure save in giving up! Subject(s): Perseverance | |||
'Twixt failure and success the point's so fine Men sometimes know not when they touch the line, Just when the pearl was waiting one more plunge, How many a struggler has thrown up the sponge! Then take this honey from the bitterest cup: "There is no failure save in giving up!" | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...AT THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART by EDWARD FIELD DON'T FRET NOW by SIMON J. ORTIZ MATISSE TOO by ALICIA SUSKIN OSTRIKER COMPENSATION by RICHARD ALDINGTON THE DEAD RIDE FAST by RICHARD PALMER BLACKMUR TIS A LITTLE JOURNEY by ANONYMOUS |
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