Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, INSCRIPTION ON A GOBLET, by ROBERT BURNS


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First Line: There's death in the cup - sae beware
Last Line: The man and his wine's so bewitching!
Subject(s): Alcoholism & Alcoholics; Glasses (tumblers); Drunkards; Alcohol Abuse


There's Death in the cup, sae beware!
Nay, more -- there is danger in touching;
But who can avoid the fell snare,
The man and his wine's so bewitching!





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