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1866–1951

FORTITUDE

Gelett Burgess

When you have been a naughty child, Or taken more than was your share, When you've been sulky, cross or wild, You must not say, “Oh, I do n't care!”

But when you hate to see it rain, And when it's time to comb your hair, And when you have a little pain, Then you can say, “Oh, I do n't care!”

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