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Born in January 16, 1874 / Died in September 11, 1958 / United Kingdom / English

Poems by Robert William Service

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The Battle

... 'Twas she who shrank from me ...

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Comfort

... -- Why, you're rich -- you've got the earth! ...

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Spats

... In frock-coats and high hats ...

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The Super

... And yearned for that barn-storming day, ...

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Eyrie

... Where wings of gulls are gleaming ...

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Victory Stuff

... When the youth and the strength of us sapped away, ...

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No Neck-Tie Party

... *By a majority of twenty-three the House of Commons ...

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Agnostic

... Their gesture may a habit be, ...

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Book Borrower

... . . May he who rapes one from its shelf ...

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A Year Ago

... . . Christ! Let me go to graveyard woe,-- ...

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Contrast

... "Please let me help you, sir," he begged ...

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Gangrene

... . . And yet the years of pain, ...

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The Parting

... . . Life, good-bye, good-bye,-- ...

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The Auction Sale

... . . And oh, her tiny crib, her folding chair!Sweet woman dear, and did your heart not break, ...

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Tom

... But no! His Dad said, "Son, I need you ...