Numbers 33 and 43
By far the most famous poems from this collection, with one of the most famous opening lines in the English language, are numbers 33 and 43:
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“... there are persons who seem to have overcome obstacles and by character and perseverance to have risen to the top. But we have no record of the numbers of able persons who fall by the wayside, persons who, with enough encouragement and opportunity, might make great contributions.”
—Mary Barnett Gilson (1877–?)