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Reproduction of the original: Songs From Books by Rudyard Kipling

Strangers drawn from the ends of the earth, jewelled and plumed were we.I was Lord of the Inca race, and she was Queen of the Sea.Under the stars beyond our stars where the new-forged meteors glowHotly we stormed Valhalla, a million years ago.Ever 'neath high Valhalla Hall the... Read Full Overview

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I am the land of their fathers.In me the virtue stays.I will bring back my children, After certain days.Under their feet in the grassesMy clinging magic runs.They shall return as strangers, They shall remain as sons.Over their heads in the branchesOf their new-bought, ancient... Read Full Overview

Joseph Rudyard Kipling ( 30 December 1865 - 18 January 1936)was an English short-story writer, poet, and novelist chiefly remembered for his tales and poems ofBritish soldiers in India, and his tales for children. He received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1907. He was born... Read Full Overview

They shut the road through the woodsSeventy years ago.Weather and rain have undone it again, And now you would never knowThere was once a road through the woodsBefore they planted the trees.It is underneath the coppice and heath, And the thin anemones.Only the keeper seesThat,... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

I am the land of their fathers.In me the virtue stays.I will bring back my children, After certain days.Under their feet in the grassesMy clinging magic runs.They shall return as strangers, They shall remain as sons.Over their heads in the branchesOf their new-bought, ancient... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

"Songs from Books" is a compilation of poems and verses by Rudyard Kipling, extracted from his various literary works. This collection, published in 1914, brings together the lyrical pieces that Kipling originally scattered throughout his novels and stories. The poems reflect... Read Full Overview

"Songs from Books" is a compilation of poems and verses by Rudyard Kipling, extracted from his various literary works. This collection, published in 1914, brings together the scattered verses and chapter headings that Kipling had originally included in his novels and stories... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

Songs From Books is a collection of poems by the renowned British author Rudyard Kipling. The book features a selection of Kipling's most famous works from his novels and short stories, including The Jungle Book, Kim, and Puck of Pook's Hill. The poems in this collection are... Read Full Overview