lose temper

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"Kings are but mortal," he said, "and never to lose temper would be impossible to any man."

From Temporal Power by Corelli, Marie

An' I was fule enough to lose temper, an' the crowd begun to laugh an' gibe at me, an' I took to r�acin' round after him, an' my wind went, an' wheer was I then?

From The Making Of A Novelist An Experiment In Autobiography by Murray, David Christie

Indeed, during all the too short time I had the pleasure in being in this man's company I never saw him lose temper: and yet, remember, he was one of England's ablest warriors.

From With Ring of Shield by Magee, Knox

The young Frenchman, who was of an excitable disposition, at last thinking that the English boys were laughing at him, began to lose temper, and so did they, at what they considered his unexampled stupidity.

From Paul Gerrard The Cabin Boy by Kingston, William Henry Giles

But if the Borrovian is to lose temper with every one who girds at Borrow he will lead a not very comfortable life.

From Old Familiar Faces by Watts-Dunton, Theodore