Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, SOUND DOCTRINE, by HEINRICH HEINE


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First Line: Quick, beat the drum, and be not afraid
Last Line: And also because I drum not amiss.
Subject(s): Drums; Kisses; Musical Instruments; Sleep; Youth


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.





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