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