Explore "The English Flag" by Rudyard Kipling on Textopian. Read with annotations and highlights.
_Above the portico a flag-staff, bearing the Union Jack, / remained fluttering in the flames for some time, but ultimately / when it fell the crowds rent the air with shouts, / and seemed to see significance in the incident. -- DAILY PAPERS_.
Winds of the World, give answer! They are whimpering to and fro -- / And what should they know of England who only England know? -- / The poor little street-bred people that vapour and fume and brag, / They are lifting their heads in the stillness to yelp at the English Flag!