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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE LITTLE I DRINK, by ROWLAND EYLES EGERTON-WARBURTON Poet's Biography
First Line: My lord, pray excuse the remonstrance I
Last Line: "the great deal I drink is when dinner is o'er."
Alternate Author Name(s): Egerton-warburton, R. E.
Subject(s): Drinks & Drinking; Wine
First Line: My lord, pray excuse the remonstrance I
Last Line: "the great deal I drink is when dinner is o'er."
Alternate Author Name(s): Egerton-warburton, R. E.
Subject(s): Drinks & Drinking; Wine
"MY Lord, pray excuse the remonstrance I make
To the bumpers which still after dinner you take;
You appear what you told me just now to forget,
That the little you did drink you drank when you eat."
"As you say, 'twas the little I spoke of before,
The great deal I drink is when dinner is o'er."
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