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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE TIME TO BE CROSS, by CHARLES LOUIS HENRY WAGNER
First Line: The time to be cross is when you have found
Last Line: It's time to be cross—with yourself.
Subject(s): Anger; Pride; Strength; Self-esteem; Self-respect
First Line: The time to be cross is when you have found
Last Line: It's time to be cross—with yourself.
Subject(s): Anger; Pride; Strength; Self-esteem; Self-respect
The time to be cross is when you have found
That some petty trouble has made
You forget for the nonce all else but the wound
And rightly or wrongly upbraid;
For nothing is gained by anger or pride,
They both should be hid on Time's shelf,
And if you give way when troubles betide
It's time to be cross—with yourself.
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