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A BACHANALIAN VERSE by ROBERT HERRICK

Poet Analysis

First Line: DRINKE UP / YOUR CUP
Last Line: BUT AVOID HERE.
Subject(s): ALCOHOLISM & ALCOHOLICS; DRUNKARDS; ALCOHOL ABUSE;
1. Drinke up
Your Cup,
But not spill Wine;
For if you
Do,
'Tis an ill signe;

2. That we
Foresee,
You are cloy'd here,
If so, no
Hoe,
But avoid here.



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