The Gods of the Copybook Headings
- The Gods of the Copybook Headings
"The Gods of the Copybook Headings" is a poem published by Rudyard Kipling in 1919. The central message of the poem is that basic and unvarying aspects of human nature will always re-emerge in every society.
The copybook headings to which the title refers, were proverbs or maxims printed at the top of 19th century British schoolboys' notebook pages. The students had to write them by hand repeatedly down the page.
External links
[http://www.kipling.org.uk/poems_copybook.htm Full Text at kipling.org.uk]
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