Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, SPRIGS OF LAUREL, SELECTION, by JOHN O'KEEFE


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SPRIGS OF LAUREL, SELECTION, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: A glass is good, and a lass is good
Last Line: And, for sorrow—the devil confound it!
Alternate Author Name(s): O'keefe, John
Subject(s): Smoking; Tobacco; Pipes; Cigars; Cigarettes


A glass is good, and a lass is good,
And a pipe to smoke in cold weather,
The world is good, and the people are good,
And we're all good fellows together.

A bottle is a very good thing
With a good deal of good wine in it,
A song is good, when a body can sing,
And to finish we must begin it.

A table is good, when spread with good cheer,
And good company sitting round it;
When a good way off, we're not very near,
And, for sorrow—the devil confound it!





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