|  |  | LOSS AND GAINHenry Wadsworth Longfellow.
 
 
 When i compare
 What I have lost with what I have gained,
 What I have missed with what attained,
 Little room do I find for pride.
 
 I am aware
 How many days have been idly spent,
 How like an arrow the good  intent
 Has fallen short or been turned aside.
 
 But who shall dare
 To measure loss and gain in this wise?
 Defeat may be vicrory in disguise;
 The lowest ebb is the turn of the tide.
 
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