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What is the summary of the poem, "If", by Rudyard Kipling?

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Posted by ustaad on March 11, 2010 at 7:36 PM and tagged with if, literature, rudyard kipling, summary

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Rudyard Kipling's popular poem, "If," details specific traits necessary to become a good leader, a good man, and a wise person. The first stanza is concerned with the dealing of conceit and...

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Posted by bullgatortail on March 11, 2010 at 9:49 PM

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