Who is Rudyard Kipling

Joseph Rudyard Kipling ( RUD-yərd; 30 December 1865 – 18 January 1936) was an English novelist, short-story writer, poet, and journalist. He was born in British India, which inspired much of his work.

Kipling's works of fiction include the Jungle Book dilogy (The Jungle Book, 1894; The Second Jungle Book, 1895), Kim (1901), the Just So Stories (1902) and many short stories, including The Man Who Would Be King (1888). His poems include "Mandalay" (1890), "Gunga Din" (1890), "The Gods of the Copybook Headings" (1919), "The White Man's Burden" (1899), and "If—" (1910). He is seen as an innovator in the art of the short story. His children's books are classics; one critic noted "a versatile and luminous narrative gift."Kipling in the late 19th and early 20th centuries was among t...
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  • Si
    Si tu peux garder la tête quand tout autour de toi
    Perdez le leur et vous en blâmez;
    Si tu peux te faire confiance quand tous les hommes doutent de toi,
    Mais tenez également compte de leurs doutes: ...
  • Wenn
    Wenn du deinen Kopf behalten kannst, wenn alles um dich herum ist
    Verlieren ihre und beschuldigen Sie;
    Wenn Sie sich selbst vertrauen können, wenn alle Männer an Ihnen zweifeln,
    Aber berücksichtigen Sie auch ihre Zweifel: ...
  • Si
    Si puedes mantener la cabeza cuando se trata de ti
    Están perdiendo la suya y te echan la culpa a ti;
    Si puedes confiar en ti mismo cuando todos los hombres dudan de ti,
    Pero tenga en cuenta también sus dudas: ...
  • Un Dévouement
    Ma nouvelle taille de pierre de taille prend la lumière
    Où cramoisi-blanc les fenêtres s'embrasent;
    Par mon propre travail, avant la nuit,
    Grand surveillant, je fais ma prière. ...
  • Eine Widmung
    Mein neu geschnittener Quader nimmt das Licht
    Wo purpurrot die Fenster flackern;
    Durch meine eigene Arbeit vor der Nacht,
    Großer Aufseher, ich bete. ...
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Never 179 God 178 Night 173 Good 158 Time 158 Long 156 Earth 150 Heart 148 Away 141 I Love You 139


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A Schwartz: "Pink Dominoes" in your transcription is missing the last stanza, which contains the punchline! (Sir Julian bribes him to silence by giving him a job.)

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