Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, A BACCANALIAN VERSE, by ROBERT HERRICK


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First Line: Fill me a mighty bowle
Last Line: In frenzie ne'r like thee.
Subject(s): Alcoholism & Alcoholics; Drunkards; Alcohol Abuse


1. Fill me a mighty Bowle
Up to the brim:
That I may drink
Unto my Johnsons soule.

2. Crowne it agen agen;
And thrice repeat
That happy heat;
To drink to Thee my Ben.

3. Well I can quaffe, I see,
To th' number five,
Or nine; but thrive
In frenzie ne'r like thee.





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