In Bruce and the Spider, by Bernard Barton, "If you don't succeed, try, try again" is the message sent throughout the poem. This poem tells about a leader and his army and how the have never won a battle. When he sees a spider succeed after six failures, he learns to always try again. In his seventh and last effort, he and his army win the battle. Bernard Barton makes it clear from three lines in the poem that you should never give up and always try again.

The fourth stanza tells how the spider has tried six times and yet unconquered. The line says, "The patient insect six times foiled, and yet unconquered still." After six failed attempts, the spider finally succeeded on its seventh try. This statement shows that the spider had patience in slowly completing its web. This convinced the Bruce to persevere yet again...