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'''Rudyard Kipling''' (30 December, 1865 - 18 January, 1936) was an English poet (born in Bombay, British [[India]],<ref>http://www.kipling.org.uk/kip_fra.htm</ref> ) and writer of children's books who spent some time living in Vermont. His unusual first name comes from Lake Rudyard where his parents spent many happy hours together. He authored ''Captains Courageous'' and ''The Jungle Book''.  He won an early Nobel Prize for Literature, in 1907. He made his home at Bateman's, near the prosperous village of [[Burwash]] in [[Sussex]], [[England]].

'''Rudyard Kipling''' (30 December, 1865 - 18 January, 1936) was an English [[poetry|poet]] (born in Bombay, British [[India]],<ref>http://www.kipling.org.uk/kip_fra.htm</ref> ) and writer of children's books. He spent some time living in [[Vermont]]. His unusual first name comes from Lake Rudyard where his parents spent many happy hours together. He authored ''Captains Courageous'' and ''The Jungle Book''.  He won an early [[Nobel Prize]] for [[Literature]], in 1907. He made his home at Bateman's, near the prosperous village of [[Burwash]] in [[Sussex]], [[England]].

He wrote in the ''Ballad of East and West'':

He wrote in the ''Ballad of East and West'':

:"Oh, East is East, and West is West, and never the twain shall meet,  

:"Oh, East is East, and West is West, and never the twain shall meet,  

:Till earth and sky stand presently, at God's great Judgment Seat"

:Till earth and sky stand presently, at [[God]]'s great Judgment Seat"

:But there is neither East nor West, Border, nor Breed, nor Birth,

:But there is neither East nor West, Border, nor Breed, nor Birth,

:When two strong men stand face to face, tho’ they come from the ends of the earth!"

:When two strong men stand face to face, tho’ they come from the ends of the earth!"