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DRINK by DINAH MARIA MULOCK CRAIK

First Line: DRINK, MY JOLLY LADS, DRINK WITH DISCERNING
Last Line: DRINK AND BE MERRY, LADS, HALF SEAS OVER.
Subject(s): DRINKS & DRINKING; WINE;

Drink, my jolly lads, drink with discerning;
Wedlock's a lane where there is no turning;
Never was owl more blind than a lover,
Drink and be merry, lads, half seas over.



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