| Author: | Walt Whitman | ISBN: | 9781605018157 |
| Publisher: | MobileReference | Publication: | January 1, 2010 |
| Imprint: | MobileReference | Language: | English |
| Author: | Walt Whitman |
| ISBN: | 9781605018157 |
| Publisher: | MobileReference |
| Publication: | January 1, 2010 |
| Imprint: | MobileReference |
| Language: | English |
Beat! beat! drums!--blow! bugles! blow!Through the windows-through doors-burst like a ruthless force,Into the solemn church, and scatter the congregation,Into the school where the scholar is studying;Leave not the bridegroom quiet--no happiness must he have now with his bride,Nor the peaceful farmer any peace, ploughing his field or gathering his grain,So fierce you whirr and pound you drums--so shrill you bugles blow."- Excerpted from "Drum Taps"
Beat! beat! drums!--blow! bugles! blow!Through the windows-through doors-burst like a ruthless force,Into the solemn church, and scatter the congregation,Into the school where the scholar is studying;Leave not the bridegroom quiet--no happiness must he have now with his bride,Nor the peaceful farmer any peace, ploughing his field or gathering his grain,So fierce you whirr and pound you drums--so shrill you bugles blow."- Excerpted from "Drum Taps"
