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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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Ant Hill

... Their homes, their babies and their wives ...

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Two Words

... From Gold strike out the evil 'ell,' ...

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The Wife

... And Annie's sobbing on my knee!The page beside the candle-flame ...

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Ignorance

... It is not good, I deem, to brood ...

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Old Tom

... I wronged her, yet it's sadly true ...

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My White Mouse

... But this white mouse was wild and free, ...

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Rosy-Kins

... Is mine . . . While there are suns and seas ...

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The Woman At The Gate

... . ." So said with face of stone ...

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Epitaph

... Grim time the fairest fame will flout, ...

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Profane Poet

... Have fulminated: 'Blast!'I know I shock the sober folk ...

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God's Skallywags

... Your sins you've paid in gall and grief, ...

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Schizophrenic

... or just old Pop with patchy pants, ...

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Work

... But now that sixty years have sped, ...

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Allouette

... Of the epicure.Shade of Shelley! Come not nigh ...

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Bookshelf

... With greatful heart - The Shropshire Lad ...