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" ath it come to me — not pride, Nor yet conceit, but on the 'ole (If such a term may be applied), The makin's of a bloomin' soul. But now, discharged, I fall away To do with little things again. . . . Gawd, 'oo knows all I cannot say, Look after me in... "
The Five Nations - Page 213
by Rudyard Kipling - 1903 - 215 pages
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The Living Age, Volume 293

Literature - 1917 - 884 pages
...effective," he replied significantly. Blackwood's Magazine. (To be concluded.) THE SOUL OF ENGLAND. If England was what England seems An' not the England...dreams, But only putty, brass, an' paint, 'Ow quick we'd drop her! But she ain't! These lines are to be found in Rudyard Kipling's poem "The Return" written...
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Book Auction Records, Volume 14

Frank Karslake - Autographs - 1917 - 762 pages
...author's autograph on title and a 4-line verse in his hand : " If England was what England seems And not the England of our dreams : But only putty, brass an' paint 'Ow quick we'd chuck it — but she aint ! " In Black and White, 1st edn., wrapper, Allahabad, nd (H. Nov. 8 ; 257) 15s....
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The Writings in Prose and Verse of Rudyard Kipling ...: The five nations

Rudyard Kipling - English literature - 1903 - 230 pages
...pride, Nor yet conceit, but on the 'ole (If such a term may be applied), The makin's of a bloomin' soul. But now, discharged, I fall away To do with little...knows all I cannot say, Look after me in Thamesfontein ! THE RETURN If England -was what England seems An' not the England of our dreams, But only putty,...
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The Writings in Prose and Verse of Rudyard Kipling ...: The five nations

Rudyard Kipling - English literature - 1903 - 236 pages
...pride, Nor yet conceit, but on the 'ole (If such a term may be applied), The makin's of a bloomin' soul. But now, discharged, I fall away To do with little...knows all I cannot say, Look after me in Thamesfontein ! If England was what England seems An' not the England of our dreams, But only putty, brass, an' paint,...
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The five nations

Rudyard Kipling - 1903 - 230 pages
...did, I don't know where the change began; I started as a average kid, I finished as a thinkin' man. If England was what England seems An' not the England...dreams, But only putty, brass, an' paint, 'Ow quick we'd drop 'erl But she ain't ! Before my gappin' mouth could speak I 'card it in my comrade's tone ; I saw...
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Collected Verse

Rudyard Kipling - 1907 - 420 pages
...pride, Nor yet conceit, but on the 'ole (If such a term may be applied), The makin's of a bloomin' soul. But now, discharged, I fall away To do with little...dreams, But only putty, brass, an' paint, 'Ow quick we 'd chuck 'erl But she ain't ! 1 London. INDEX OF FIRST LINES Abdhur Rahman, the Durani Chief, of...
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Collected Verse of Rudyard Kipling

Rudyard Kipling - English poetry - 1907 - 390 pages
...pride, Nor yet conceit, but on the 'ole (If such a term may be applied), The makin's of a bloomin' soul. But now, discharged, I fall away To do with little...dreams, But only putty, brass, an' paint, 'Ow quick we 'd chuck 'erl But she ain't ! i London. i -» ALL BOOKS MAY BE RECALLED AFTER 7 DAYS 1 -month loans...
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The Autobiography of a Military Great Coat: Being a Story of the 1st Norfolk ...

Harold Josling - 1907 - 434 pages
...prepared to do their utmost, and to work together for the Empire. How true does Kipling sing : " If England was what England seems, An' not the England of our dreams, Hut only putty, brass, an' paint, ' Ow quick we'd drop 'er — but she ain't ! " These heavy guns had...
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Collected Verse of Rudyard Kipling

Rudyard Kipling - Poetry - 1910 - 404 pages
...pride, Nor yet conceit, but on the 'ole (If such a term may be applied), The makin's of a bloomin' soul. But now, discharged, I fall away To do with little...England seems, An' not the England of our dreams, Bui only putty, brass, an' paint, 'Ow quick we 'd chuck 'erl But she ain't ! 1 London. INDEX OF FIRST...
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Remember Louvain!: A Little Book of Liberty and War

Edward Verrall Lucas - English poetry - 1914 - 108 pages
...I don't know where the change began ; I started as a average kid, I finished as a thinkin' man. If England was what England seems, An' not the England...dreams. But only putty, brass, an' paint, 'Ow quick we'd drop 'er ! But she ain't ! Before my gappin' mouth could speak I 'card it in my comrade's tone; I saw...
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