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THE POET'S INSPIRATION by CRATINUS

First Line: IF WITH WATER YOU FILL UP YOUR GLASSES
Last Line: WHICH HURRIES A BARD TO THE SKIES.
Subject(s): CREATIVE ABILITY; DRINKS & DRINKING; INSPIRATION; CREATIVITY; WINE;

If with water you fill up your glasses
You'll never write anything wise;
For wine is the horse of Parnassus,
Which hurries a bard to the skies.



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