Bliss Carman, et al., eds. The World’s Best Poetry.
Volume I. Of Home: of Friendship. 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. | |
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| Once or twice though you should fail, | 5 |
| Try again; | |
| If you would at last prevail, | |
| Try again. | |
| If we strive, ’t is no disgrace | |
| Though we may not win the race; | 10 |
| What should you do in that case? | |
| Try again. | |
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| If you find your task is hard, | |
| Try again; | |
| Time will bring you your reward, | 15 |
| Try again. | |
| All that other folks can do, | |
| With your patience should not you? | |
| Only keep this rule in view— | |
| Try again. | 20 | | | |
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