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SONGS, SET TO MUSIC BY THE MOST EMINENT MASTERS: 10 by MATTHEW PRIOR

First Line: WHY, HARRY, WHAT AILS YOU, WHY LOOK YOU SO SAD?
Last Line: FOR ONE IT RELIEVES, AND IT STRENGTHENS THE OTHER.
Subject(s): DRINKS & DRINKING; GRIEF; THOUGHT; WINE; SORROW; SADNESS; THINKING;
WHY, Harry, what ails you, why look you so sad?
To think and ne'er drink, will make you stark mad.
'Tis the mistress, the friend, and the bottle, old boy,
Which create all the pleasure poor mortals enjoy;
But wine of the three is the most cordial brother,
For one it relieves, and it strengthens the other.



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