Trivial losses often prove great gains.

Trivial losses often prove great gains.

Just as the twig is bent the tree's inclined.

Just as the twig is bent the tree's inclined.

And Modesty, who, when she goes,
Is gone for ever.

And Modesty, who, when she goes,
Is gone for ever.

I wrote these verses, but another claimed the merit of them.

I wrote these verses, but another claimed the merit of them.

Tasteful rather than expensive.

Tasteful rather than expensive.

I saw young Harry with his visor up.

I saw young Harry with his visor up.

The pain
Remembrance gives, when the fix'd dart
Is stirred thus in the wound again.

The pain
Remembrance gives, when the fix'd dart
Is stirred thus in the wound again.

But men are men; the best sometimes forget.

But men are men; the best sometimes forget.

While I plan, and plan, my hair
Is gray before I know it.

While I plan, and plan, my hair
Is gray before I know it.