We now, held in captivity,
   Spring to our bondage nor grieve-
  See now, how it is blesseder,
  Brothers, to give than receive!
  Keep trust, wherefore we were made,
  Paying the debt that we owe;
  For a clean thrust, and the shear of the blade,
  Will carry us where would go.
The Ship That Found Herself
written byRudyard Kipling
© Rudyard Kipling





