V. WHO bade @3thee@1 drink? thy day is done— I warrant many a lusty draught Thou in thy time, old thirsty-one, Right merrily hast quaffed! What was thy beverage?—metheglin— Canary—or good sherris-sack?— Thou jolly toper, I begin Almost to wish thee back! The dust is dry—and thou hast lain Smothered in dust so long, so dryly, I marvel not thy bowl-for-brain Sucked up my wine so slily. When I am gone, no friend for me May do the like—but let that pass, While I have wine I'll share with thee— Come, here's the other glass! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...MY FAMILIAR DREAM by PAUL VERLAINE A DAY DREAM by EMILY JANE BRONTE TO MARY by GEORGE GORDON BYRON THE ANNIVERSARY [ANNIVERSARIE] by JOHN DONNE THE PHOENIX REBORN FROM ITS ASHES by LOUIS ARAGON GOOD-BYE by WILFRID SCAWEN BLUNT HOME, SWEET HOME WITH VARIATIONS: 3. FRANCIS BRET HARTE by HENRY CUYLER BUNNER |