With Scindia to Delphi (Rudyard Kipling Poem)
More than a hundred years ago, in a great battle fought near Delhi, an Indian Prince rode fifty miles after ...
More than a hundred years ago, in a great battle fought near Delhi, an Indian Prince rode fifty miles after ...
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Take up the White man's burden -- Send forth the best ye breed -- Go bind your sons to exile ...
'Ave you 'eard o' the Widow at Windsor With a hairy gold crown on 'er 'ead? She 'as ships on ...
When the Great Ark, in Vigo Bay, Rode stately through the half-manned fleet, From every ship about her way She ...
Hurree Chunder Mookerjee, pride of Bow Bazaar, Owner of a native press, "Barrishter-at-Lar," Waited on the Government with a claim ...
The dark eleventh hour Draws on and sees us sold To every evil power We fought against of old. Rebellion, ...
Not in the thick of the fight, Not in the press of the odds, Do the heroes come to their ...
Beyond the path of the outmost sun through utter darkness hurled -- Further than ever comet flared or vagrant star-dust ...
Thy face is far from this our war, Our call and counter-cry, I shall not find Thee quick and kind, ...
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Shove off from the wharf-edge! Steady! Watch for a smooth! Give way! If she feels the lop already She'll stand ...
I was Lord of Cities very sumptuously builded. Seven roaring Cities paid me tribute from far. Ivory their outposts were--the ...
Fair is our lot -- O goodly is our heritage! (Humble ye, my people, and be fearful in your mirth!) ...
"Soldier, soldier come from the wars, Why don't you march with my true love?" "We're fresh from off the ship ...
Be well assured that on our side The abiding oceans fight, Though headlong wind and heaping tide Make us their ...
BOMBAY Royal and Dower-royal, I the Queen Fronting thy richest sea with richer hands -- A thousand mills roar through ...
This 'appened in a battle to a batt'ry of the corps Which is first among the women an' amazin' first ...
Er-Heb beyond the Hills of Ao-Safai Bears witness to the truth, and Ao-Safai Hath told the men of Gorukh. Thence ...
When the Waters were dried an' the Earth did appear, ("It's all one," says the Sapper), The Lord He created ...
Away by the lands of the Japanee Where the paper lanterns glow And the crews of all the shipping drink ...
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1901 Not in the camp his victory lies Or triumph in the market-place, Who is his Nation's sacrifice To turn ...
Brethren, how shall it fare with me When the war is laid aside, If it be proven that I am ...
If any God should say, "I will restore The world her yesterday Whole as before My Judgment blasted it"--who would ...
"The Village That Voted the Earth Was Flat"-- A Diversity of Creatures The Soldier may forget his Sword, The Sailorman ...
See you the ferny ride that steals Into the oak-woods far? O that was whence they hewed the keels That ...
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