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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
UPON THIS PASSAGE IN THE SCALIGERIANA, by MATTHEW PRIOR Poet's Biography
First Line: When you with high-dutch heeren dine
Last Line: They always talk, who never think.
Subject(s): Drinks & Drinking; Travel; Wine; Journeys; Trips
First Line: When you with high-dutch heeren dine
Last Line: They always talk, who never think.
Subject(s): Drinks & Drinking; Travel; Wine; Journeys; Trips
WHEN you with High-Dutch Heeren dine,
Expect false Latin, and stummed wine.
They never taste who always drink;
They always talk, who never think.
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