615. For Those Who Fail by Joaquin Miller

Joaquin Miller read by Classic Poetry Aloud

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For Those Who Fail by Joaquin Miller (1837 – 1913)

"All honor to him who shall win the prize," The world has cried for a thousand years; But to him who tries and who fails and dies, I give great honor and glory and tears.

O great is the hero who wins a name, But greater many and many a time, Some pale-faced fellow who dies in shame, And lets God finish the thought sublime.

And great is the man with a sword undrawn, And good is the man who refrains from wine; But the man who fails and yet fights on, Lo! he is the twin-born brother of mine!

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