Classic and Contemporary Poetry
PRINCETON TOAST, by OLIVER BROOK HERFORD Poet's Biography First Line: I wish I had a barrel of rum Last Line: To drown trouble in? Subject(s): Drinks & Drinking; Wine | ||||||||
I wish I had a barrel of rum And sugar three hundred pound, With the chapel bell to put it in And the clapper to stir it 'round. I'd drink to the health of Nassau, boys, And the girls both far and near, For I'm a rambling rake of poverty, And a son of a Gambolier. God made man Frail as a bubble, God made Love, Love made trouble. God made the Vine, Was it any sin That man made wine To drown trouble in? | 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 LIMERICK by OLIVER BROOK HERFORD |
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