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Poem by Rudyard Kipling


«Epitaphs of the War». 1914-1918. 17. Native Water-Carrier (M.E.F.)


Prometheus brought down fire to men,
    This brought up water. 
The Gods are jealous—now, as then, 
    Giving no quarter.



Rudyard Kipling


Rudyard Kipling's other poems:
  1. In the Case of Rukhmibhaio
  2. Quantities of ’em
  3. Quaeritur
  4. Index Malorum
  5. Reading the Will


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