QUICK, beat the drum, and be not afraid, The suttler-maiden lovingly kiss; This is the whole of knowledge, in truth, The deepest book-learning lies in this. Quick, drum the people out of their sleep, And drum the reveille with the ardour of youth, And as you march, continue to drum -- This is the whole of knowledge, in truth. All Hegel's philosophy here is found, The deepest book-learning lies in this; I've found it out, because I'm no fool, And also because I drum not amiss. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...REINFORCEMENTS by MARIANNE MOORE THE SOCIETY UPON THE STANISLAUS by FRANCIS BRET HARTE POLLY by WILLIAM BRIGHTY RANDS TELLING THE BEES by JOHN GREENLEAF WHITTIER WEDDED (PROVENCAL AIR) by THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH DISAPPOINTED by JOHANNA AMBROSIUS |