1899 in poetry
Overview of the events of 1899 in poetry / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
— Opening lines of Rudyard Kipling's White Man's Burden, first published this year
Take up the White Man's burden,
- Send forth the best ye breed —
Go, bind your sons to exile
- To serve your captives' need;
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