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ReadingWillow structured literacy program for Australian students

Loss And Gain

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow·1807–1882
Lines:12Movement:Romanticism
When I compareWhat I have lost with what I have gained,What I have missed with what attained,Little room do I find for pride. I am awareHow many days have been idly spent;How like an arrow the good intentHas fallen short or been turned aside. But who shall dareTo measure loss and gain in this wise?Defeat may be victory in disguise;The lowest ebb is the turn of the tide.