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