Poetic Openings : Robert William Service to Robert William Service

Poet : Robert William Service : Poem : The Ballad Of One-eyed Mike : First Line : This is the tale that was told to me by the man with the crystal eye,
Poet : Robert William Service : Poem : The Ballad Of Pious Pete : First Line : “The North has got him.”—Yukonism.
Poet : Robert William Service : Poem : The Ballad Of Salvation Bill : First Line : ’Twas in the bleary middle of the hard-boiled Arctic night,
Poet : Robert William Service : Poem : The Ballad Of Soulful Sam : First Line : You want me to tell you a story, a yarn of the firin’ line,
Poet : Robert William Service : Poem : The Ballad Of The Black Fox Skin : First Line : I

Poet : Robert William Service : Poem : The Ballad Of The Brand : First Line : ’Twas up in a land long famed for gold, where women were far and rare,
Poet : Robert William Service : Poem : The Ballad Of The Ice-worm Cocktail : First Line : To Dawson Town came Percy Brown from London on the Thames.
Poet : Robert William Service : Poem : The Ballad Of The Leather Medal : First Line : Only a Leather Medal, hanging there on the wall,
Poet : Robert William Service : Poem : The Ballad Of The Northern Lights : First Line : One of the Down and Out—that’s me. Stare at me well, ay, stare!
Poet : Robert William Service : Poem : The Ballad Of Touch-the-button Nell : First Line : Beyond the Rocking Bridge it lies, the burg of evil fame,