Loss and Gain
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
1807 to 1882
Track 1
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When I compare
What I have lost with what ______ have gained,
What I have missed with what attained,
______ room do I find for pride.
I am aware
______ many days have been idly spent;
How like an ______ the good intent
Has fallen short or been turned aside.
But who shall dare
To measure loss and gain ______ this wise?
Defeat may be victory in disguise;
The ______ ebb is the turn of the tide.
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