Rudyard Kipling: Poems
What reward did Kipling suggest the "White Man" gets for carrying his "burden"
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Kipling suggests that the "white man" might receive praise and thanks for carrying his burden.
The lightly proferred laurel,
The easy, ungrudged praise.
Comes now, to search your manhood
Through all the thankless years
Cold, edged with dear-bought wisdom,
The judgment of your peers!
The White Man's Burden