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Rudyard Kipling's Verse
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Kipling, Rudyard (1865-1936)
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Rudyard Kipling's Verse
Semi-Chorus
By the plumèd heads of Kings
Waving high,
Where the tall corn springs
O'er the dead.
If they rust or rot we die,
If they ripen we are fed.
Very mighty is the power of our Kings!
Rudyard Kipling's Verse