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ReadingWillow structured literacy program for Australian students

Success is counted sweetest

Emily Dickinson·1830–1886
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Success is counted sweetestBy those who ne'er succeed.To comprehend a nectarRequires sorest need. Not one of all the purple HostWho took the Flag todayCan tell the definitionSo clear of Victory As he defeated -- dying --On whose forbidden earThe distant strains of triumphBurst agonized and clear!