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Bliss Carman, et al., eds. The World’s Best Poetry. 1904.

Poems of Home: II. For Children

Try Again

Anonymous

’T IS a lesson you should heed,

Try, try, try again;

If at first you don’t succeed,

Try, try, try again.

Once or twice though you should fail,

Try again;

If you would at last prevail,

Try again.

If we strive, ’t is no disgrace

Though we may not win the race;

What should you do in that case?

Try again.

If you find your task is hard,

Try again;

Time will bring you your reward,

Try again.

All that other folks can do,

With your patience should not you?

Only keep this rule in view—

Try again.