Rudyard Kipling
Rudyard Kipling
Joseph Rudyard Kipling; 30 December 1865 – 18 January 1936) was an English journalist, short-story writer, poet, and novelist...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionPoet
Date of Birth30 December 1865
CityMumbai, India
glasgow heard lie paid prayed soul starve
Stiff-necked Glasgow beggar! I've heard he's prayed for my soul, / But he couldn't lie if you paid him, and he'd starve before he stole.
blame burden hate reap white
Take up the White Man's burden - / And reap his old reward: / The blame of those ye better, / The hate of those ye guard.
learn yellow
There's times when you'll think that you mightn't, / There's times when you know that you might; / But the things you will learn from the Yellow and Brown, / They'll 'elp you a lot with the White!
began english man preached spoke taught
It was not preached to the crowd, / It was not taught by the State. / No man spoke it aloud, / When the English began to hate.
compliments ears hope praise proper reaching sister
Never praise a sister to a sister in the hope of your compliments reaching the proper ears
compliments hope praise proper reaching sister
Never praise a sister to a sister in the hope of your compliments reaching he proper ears.
england lights ships watch
The coastwise lights of England watch the ships of England go!
alike places walked
The Cat. He walked by himself, and all places were alike to him.
fever great
The great grey-green, greasy Limpopo River, all set about with fever trees.
people
All the people like us are We, / And every one else is They.
draw god sees separate shall
And, each in his separate star, / Shall draw the Thing as he sees it for the God of things as they are!
rio roll
And I'd like to roll to Rio / Some day before I'm old!
bought fathers freedom
All we have of freedom - all we use or know - This our fathers bought for us, long and long ago
bought fathers freedom
All we have of freedom -- all we use or know -- this our fathers bought for us, long and long ago.