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Gentlemen, can you keep a secret?
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Dead Poets Society

Gentlemen, can you keep a secret? Sure. The Dead Poets were dedicatedto sucking the marrow...

Gentlemen, can you keep a secret? Sure. The Dead Poets were dedicatedto sucking the marrow out of life. That's a phrase from Thoreau we wouldinvoke at the beginning of every meeting. See, we would gatherat the old Indian cave and take turns reading from Thoreau,Whitman, Shelley, the biggies. Even some of our own verse. And in the enchantment of the moment,we'd let poetry work its magic. You mean it was a bunch of guyssitting around reading poetry? No, Mr. Overstreet, it wasn't just guys. We weren't a Greek organization,we were romantics. And we didn't just read poetry,we let it drip from our tongues like honey. Spirits soared, women swooned, and gods were created, gentlemen. Not a bad way to spend an evening, eh? Thank you, Mr. Perry,for this stroll down amnesia lane. Burn that. Especially my picture

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Gentlemen can you keep a secret
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Sure
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The Dead Poets were dedicated to sucking the marrow out of life
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That's a phrase from Thoreau we would invoke at the beginning of every meeting
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See we would gather at the old Indian cave
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and take turns reading from Thoreau Whitman Shelley the biggies
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Even some of our own verse
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And in the enchantment of the moment we'd let poetry work its magic
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You mean it was a bunch of guys sitting around reading poetry
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No Mr Overstreet it wasn't just guys
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We weren't a Greek organization we were romantics
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And we didn't just read poetry we let it drip from our tongues like honey
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Spirits soared women swooned
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and gods were created gentlemen
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Not a bad way to spend an evening eh
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Thank you Mr Perry for this stroll down amnesia lane
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Burn that Especially my picture
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61 seconds
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151
Timestamp in Movie
00:29:22
Uploaded
Feb 07, 2026
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A Steven Haft Production,Witt/Thomas Productions

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Maverick teacher John Keating uses poetry to embolden his boarding school students to new heights of self-expression.