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.

1. The Night Before
2. The Irish Conspiracy
3. Index Malorum
4. Job’s Wife
5. The Reaping

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