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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
ON A CLUB OF SOTS, by SAMUEL BUTLER (1612-1680) Poet's Biography
First Line: The jolly members of a toping club
Last Line: For nothing else but only to hold drink.
Subject(s): Drinks & Drinking; Wine
First Line: The jolly members of a toping club
Last Line: For nothing else but only to hold drink.
Subject(s): Drinks & Drinking; Wine
The jolly members of a toping club,
Like pipestaves, are but hoop'd into a tub;
And in a close confederacy link,
For nothing else but only to hold drink.
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