<Dd> If at first you don't succeed, </Dd> <Dd> Try, try, try again . </Dd> <P> The proverb can be traced back to the writings of Thomas H. Palmer in his Teacher's Manual, and The Children of the New Forest by Frederick Marryat . </P> <Ul> <Li> The Singing donkey (1836) </Li> <Li> Dutch and German Schools (1840) </Li> <Li> Part Singing (1842) </Li> <Li> Time and faith--2 vols. (1857) </Li> </Ul>

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