Classic and Contemporary Poetry
JONES ENLIGHTENED, by ROWLAND EYLES EGERTON-WARBURTON Poet's Biography First Line: At bordeaux, when autumn had ripen'd the vine Last Line: "now the reason I know why they call it la fitte." Alternate Author Name(s): Egerton-warburton, R. E. Subject(s): Drinks & Drinking; Grapes; Wine | ||||||||
AT Bordeaux, when autumn had ripen'd the vine, And the natives were treading the grapes into wine, Said Jones to a friend whom he chanced there to meet, "Now the reason I know why they call it La Fitte." | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A CUP OF TREMBLINGS by JOHN HOLLANDER VINTAGE ABSENCE by JOHN HOLLANDER SENT WITH A BOTTLE OF BURGUNDY FOR A BIRTHDAY by JOHN HOLLANDER TO A CIVIL SERVANT by EDMUND JOHN ARMSTRONG WINE by FRIEDRICH MARTIN VON BODENSTEDT THE GOOD FELLOW by ALEXANDER BROME WHEN A WOMAN LOVES A MAN by DAVID LEHMAN PAST AND PRESENT by ROWLAND EYLES EGERTON-WARBURTON |
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