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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Rudyard Kipling Poems

  • Big Steamers
    "Oh, where are you going to, all you Big Steamers,
    With England's own coal, up and down the salt seas?"
    "We are going to fetch you your bread and your butter,
    Your beef, pork, and mutton, eggs, apples, and cheese." ...
  • The Ballad Of The King's Mercy
    Abdhur Rahman, the Durani Chief, of him is the story told.
    His mercy fills the Khyber hills, his grace is manifold;
    He has taken toll of the North and the South, his glory reacheth far,
    And they tell the tale of his charity from Balkh to Kandahar. ...
  • The Man Who Could Write
    Shun -- shun the Bowl! That fatal, facile drink
    Has ruined many geese who dipped their quills in 't;
    Bribe, murder, marry, but steer clear of Ink
    Save when you write receipts for paid-up bills in 't....
  • The Songs Of The Lathes
    The fans and the beltings they roar round me.
    The power is shaking the floor round me
    Till the lathes pick up their duty and the midnight-shift takes over.
    It is good for me to be here!...
  • The Song Of The Old Guard
    Know this, my brethren, Heaven is clear
    And all the clouds are gone--
    The Proper Sort shall flourish now,
    Good times are coming on"--...
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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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