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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE SORCERER: TEACUP BRINDISI, by WILLIAM SCHWENCK GILBERT Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Eat, drink and be gay Last Line: A pretty stiff jorum of tea! Alternate Author Name(s): Gilbert, W. S. Subject(s): Food & Eating; Tea | |||
Eat, drink and be gay, Banish all worry and sorrow; Laugh gaily to-day, Weep, if you're sorry, to-morrow! Come, pass the cup round— I will go bail for the liquor; It's strong, I'll be bound, For it was brewed by the vicar! Chorus None so knowing as he At brewing a jorum of tea, Ha! Ha! A pretty stiff jorum of tea! Pain, trouble, and care, Misery, heart-ache and worry, Quick, out of your lair! Get you all gone in a hurry! Toil, sorrow, and plot, Fly away quicker and quicker— Three spoons to the pot— That is the brew of your vicar! Chorus None so cunning as he At brewing a jorum of tea, Ha! Ha! A pretty stiff jorum of tea! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...MARIE AT TEA by ALICIA SUSKIN OSTRIKER THE SECRET GARDEN by ELEANOR WILNER DINING-ROOM TEA by RUPERT BROOKE TEA PARTY by ELEANOR (ELINOR) CHIPP SEATS OF THE FLIGHTY: THE THIRD CHAIR by FAIRFAX DOWNEY THE TEA-TABLE; A TOWN ECLOGUE by JOHN GAY LYRICAL INTERLUDE: 55 by HEINRICH HEINE NIGHTMARE, FR. IOLANTHE by WILLIAM SCHWENCK GILBERT THE MODERN MAJOR-GENERAL, FR. THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE by WILLIAM SCHWENCK GILBERT |
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