Crosses And Troubles A-Many Have Proved Me. One Or Two Women (God Bless Them!) Have Loved Me. I Have Worked And Dreamed, And I've Talked At Will. Of Art And Drink I Have Had My Fill. I've Comforted Here, And I've Succoured There. I've Faced My Foes, And I've Backed My Friends. I've Blundered, And Sometimes Made Amends. I Have Prayed For Light, And I've Known Despair. Now I Look Before, As I Look Behind, Come Storm, Come Shine, Whatever Befall, With A Grateful Heart And A Constant Mind, For The End I Know Is The Best Of All. 1888-1889