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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
DRINKING SONG (1), by ALCAEUS OF MYTILENE First Line: Zeus rains; a storm comes in its might Last Line: Wine --, and get drunk on it. Alternate Author Name(s): Alkaios Subject(s): Drinks & Drinking; Wine | |||
ZEUS rains; a storm comes in its might From heav'n, and freezes rivers tight . . . Put down the storm! Pile up the fire, Mix the sweet wine to your desire, And round your forehead set A dainty coronet. To woe the heart must not give in. In grief's no help. One medicine, My friend, alone is fit -- Wine --, and get drunk on it. | 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 AN ARMOURY by ALCAEUS OF MYTILENE |
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