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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
EPITAPHS OF THE WAR, 1914-18: CONVOY ESCORT, by RUDYARD KIPLING Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
First Line: I was a shepherd to fools
Last Line: Yet they escaped. For I stayed.
Subject(s): Naval Convoys; World War I; First World War
First Line: I was a shepherd to fools
Last Line: Yet they escaped. For I stayed.
Subject(s): Naval Convoys; World War I; First World War
I was a shepherd to fools
Causelessly bold or afraid.
They would not abide by my rules.
Yet they escaped. For I stayed.
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