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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
DRINKING SONG, by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES Poet Analysis
First Line: Ah, life, we are no sooner dressed
Last Line: Us like good wine and love.
Alternate Author Name(s): Davies, W. H.
Subject(s): Drinks & Drinking; Wine
First Line: Ah, life, we are no sooner dressed
Last Line: Us like good wine and love.
Alternate Author Name(s): Davies, W. H.
Subject(s): Drinks & Drinking; Wine
Ah, Life, we are no sooner dressed
Than we must strip:
Come, Bacchus, then, you wondrous boy,
You god of laughter, peace and rest,
With friendship smiling on your lip --
There's nothing in this world can move
Us like good wine and love.
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