Meaning of “’Tis not too late to seek a newer…”

If—, third stanza; the surrounding passage describes losing one’s winnings and beginning again.

The Majesty of Calmness, “Failure as a Success.” The passage is motivational interpretation, not a promise that every loss will produce a better outcome.

Final line of Ode to the West Wind; the changing seasons become a metaphor for historical and personal renewal.

If—, first stanza; the line frames patience as sustained conduct under delay.

How to Live on 24 Hours a Day, discussion of beginning a programme of self-directed use of spare time. The sentence is practical encouragement within Bennett’s period self-improvement argument.

The Secret Garden (1911), Chapter X, “Dickon.” Mary tells Dickon that this is a secret garden and that she is the only person who wants it to be alive. The sentence belongs to Mary Lennox’s fictional discovery/care plot rather than to Burnett speaking autobiographically.